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"All models are wrong. Some models are useful." is the way that I have heard this thesis quipped. I suppose "All models are wrong. Some models are more wrong th
by timerol 1y ago
"All models are wrong. Some models are useful." is the way that I have heard this thesis quipped. I suppose "All models are wrong. Some models are more wrong than others." would fit Asimov's points better, but I've never actually heard that one
- nyrikki 1y agoThe map-territory relation is possibly a better fit? More specifically how Alfred Korzybski put it: "The map is not the territory". The map will never be the territory, and we are just looking for better maps.
- procaryote 1y agoAlso, some models aren't even wrong, because they fail to make testable predictions
- toolslive 1y ago"not even wrong" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong
- nemosaltat 1y agoMy father-in-law, something of a renaissance man, and also a long-time successful commodities trader, regularly uses your latter expression. The first time I heard him say it, I attempted to correct him (“some are useful”) and he confidently brushed me aside. As I’ve matured, I’ve grown confident that his (your) version is less wrong.