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A comment on Truth, Math, and Models (Part 8 in a series on the scientific method). Parent comment
They certainly can be, but they don't have to be. An orrery, for example, is not abstract.
> whether or not something is a model depends in some way on human minds
Well, yeah, but what exactly is that "some way"? That is exactly the complication I was trying to avoid.
Maybe the word "model" is too loaded and I need to pick a different word. I'm open to suggestions.
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They certainly can be, but they don't have to be. An orrery, for example, is not abstract.
> whether or not something is a model depends in some way on human minds
Well, yeah, but what exactly is that "some way"? That is exactly the complication I was trying to avoid.
Maybe the word "model" is too loaded and I need to pick a different word. I'm open to suggestions.