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Ideas for 'The Rationality of Science', 'What Numbers Are' and 'Methodological Reflections on Current Linguistic Theory'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 6. Verisimilitude
More truthful theories have greater predictive power [Newton-Smith]
Theories generate infinite truths and falsehoods, so they cannot be used to assess probability [Newton-Smith]