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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

5340	Explanation does not entail prediction [Flanagan]
	Full Idea: Explanation does not entail prediction.
	From: Owen Flanagan (The Problem of the Soul [2002], p. 73n)
	A reaction: Presumably the inverse of this is also true, as we might be able to predict through pure induction, without knowing why something happened. We predict that smoking is likely to cause cancer. Complex things might be explicable but unpredictable.