If we can quantify how good a theory is at making accurate predictions (or rather, quantify a combination of accuracy and simplicity), that gives us a sense in which some theories are “better” (less wrong) than others, without needing theories to be “true”.
If we can quantify how good a theory is at making accurate predictions (or rather, quantify a combination of accuracy and simplicity), that gives us a sense in which some theories are “better” (less wrong) than others, without needing theories to be “true”.