Making falsifiable models to describe the empirical world.
The study of those areas of knowledge that can be pursued with predictive models that are
All such models are to be judged pragmatically, i.e., Can they be tested? Have they been tested? Are they useful? More specifically, are they useful for making predictions.
All such models are assumed to be temporary.
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistical Social Sciences, etc.
[Yes, Fundamentalist Materialism and Model Agnosticism are in direct opposition.]
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