15 ideas
| 22189 | Why abandon a theory if you don't have a better one? [Gorham] |
| 22190 | If a theory is more informative it is less probable [Gorham] |
| 22192 | Is Newton simpler with universal simultaneity, or Einstein simpler without absolute time? [Gorham] |
| 22194 | Structural Realism says mathematical structures persist after theory rejection [Gorham] |
| 22195 | Structural Realists must show the mathematics is both crucial and separate [Gorham] |
| 22197 | Theories aren't just for organising present experience if they concern the past or future [Gorham] |
| 22196 | For most scientists their concepts are not just useful, but are meant to be true and accurate [Gorham] |
| 14280 | The probability of two events is the first probability times the second probability assuming the first [Bayes] |
| 22193 | Consilience makes the component sciences more likely [Gorham] |
| 7257 | All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T] |
| 7254 | If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T] |
| 7255 | Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T] |
| 7253 | In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T] |
| 22198 | Aristotelian physics has circular celestial motion and linear earthly motion [Gorham] |
| 7256 | In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T] |