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I Don't Know What "Modal Realism" Is, But...

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Posted by Paul R. Martin on January 11, 2002 01:24:26 UTC

Hi Harv,

I hope you see this before you quit this forum, if indeed you do quit.

>>>Self-consistent with what?P: In the cases where [scientists] are successful, the only claim of truth they make is that a particular prediction will have a particular probability of coming "true". H: What about biological evolution and cosmology?

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What is a "Law" and what is a "Theory?" - quiet - January 11, 2002 - 02:14 UTC
- signed, Cranshaw the Annniversary Ape's silly friend - quiet - January 11, 2002 - 02:18 UTC
Modal realism is.. - harvey1 - January 11, 2002 - 16:45 UTC

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