Scientific theories explain robust phenomena in the world
Date created: 2022-12-01
A lot of energy in the reproducibility movement is being put into ensuring that we have robust phenomena to observe.
The things that we try to identify is called the Target system, Scientific theories represent components of the real world if they are successful.
When we use formal theories like agent-based model, we are better able to explain things precisely and “tweak the system” compared to verbal theories only.