We would have “true-and-I-can-prove-it” and “true-and-I-can’t-prove-it.”
The definition of proof is the issue. An instrumentalist requires falsifiable predictions, a realist settles for acceptable logic when no predictions are available.
The definition of proof is the issue. An instrumentalist requires falsifiable predictions, a realist settles for acceptable logic when no predictions are available.
The definition of proof is the issue. An instrumentalist requires falsifiable predictions, a realist settles for acceptable logic when no predictions are available.
A rationalist (in the original sense of the word) would go even further requiring a logical proof, and not accepting a mere prediction as a substitute.