Which is, in fact, the number of posits shiminux advocates making, is it not? Adapt your models to be more accurate, sure, but don’t expect that to mean anything more than the model working.
Except I think he’s claimed to value things like “the most accurate model not containing slaves” (say) which implies there’s something special about the correct model beyond mere accuracy.
I suppose they are positing inputs, but they’re arguably not positing models as such—merely using them. Or at any rate, that’s how I’d ironman their position.
Which is, in fact, the number of posits shiminux advocates making, is it not? Adapt your models to be more accurate, sure, but don’t expect that to mean anything more than the model working.
Except I think he’s claimed to value things like “the most accurate model not containing slaves” (say) which implies there’s something special about the correct model beyond mere accuracy.
Shminux seems to be positing inputs and models at the least.
I think you quoted the wrong thing there, BTW.
I suppose they are positing inputs, but they’re arguably not positing models as such—merely using them. Or at any rate, that’s how I’d ironman their position.