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Article #816Re: Which theory before observation ?
From: Chris Holt
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 19:04
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 19:04
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schiller@prl.philips.nl (schiller c) writes: >The discussion would become more interesting if somebody of the opposing camp >would give a precise example of which "theory" is necessary to observe >something ! (Eddington surely was not able to do so ...) Go over to a libertarian newsgroup and they will be able to assure you that changes in money supply caused the Depression of the '30s. They see this as an observation, because they are full of the theory of von Mises. Keynesians perceive no such phenomenon, however, because they have a different theory of causal relationships within an economy. Of course, you may not call this related to science... :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris.Holt@newcastle.ac.uk Computing Lab, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some ideas are frost giants: pouring cold water on them helps them to grow.
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