Marcin Dalecki wrote:
On 2005-09-30, at 02:35, Linus Torvalds wrote:
A scientific theory is an approximation of observed behaviour WITH NO
KNOWN HOLES.
Since "approximation" is equivalent to a "known hole", there is no
single scientific theory without known holes out there?! Well that's a
segfault in brain - unless you don't consider math science of course.
A scientific theory is just a set of axioms and deduction rules. Not
much more by definition...
I think a better explanation of 'scientific theory' is:
an explanation or definition of observed behaviour with no known error
which, is what I believe Linus was trying to say
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