The European Tribune is a forum for thoughtful dialogue of European and international issues. You are invited to post comments and your own articles.
Please REGISTER to post.
some will not want to use imperfect model at all, but that is going too far, and would have prevented any progress in human knowledge
Key word here is "use."
Developing a Model is an iterative process of taking a swing at it, testing, re-formulating, re-design, re-test, reformulating, until a valid (True + Accurate) representation of the phenomena is derived. A big problem occurs when modelers develop intellectual psychosis, meaning they have derived a non-valid Model and then stopped testing and re-designing. Neo-Classical Economics is one example, Freudian psychology is another.
When this happens using the Model leads to inappropriate decisions and actions. She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
by Frank Schnittger - May 27 3 comments
by Frank Schnittger - May 5 22 comments
by Frank Schnittger - May 23 1 comment
by Oui - May 13 65 comments
by Carrie - Apr 30 7 comments
by Frank Schnittger - May 273 comments
by Oui - May 2712 comments
by Oui - May 24
by Frank Schnittger - May 231 comment
by Oui - May 1365 comments
by Oui - May 910 comments
by Frank Schnittger - May 522 comments
by Oui - May 449 comments
by Oui - May 312 comments
by Oui - May 29 comments
by gmoke - May 1
by Oui - Apr 30259 comments
by Carrie - Apr 307 comments
by Oui - Apr 2644 comments
by Oui - Apr 885 comments
by Oui - Mar 19143 comments