"[models] are full of fudge factors that are fitted to the existing climate, so the models more or less agree with the observed data.
"[models] are full of fudge factors that are fitted to the existing climate, so the models more or less agree with the observed data.
models of scientific inquiry:28
a good theory: is elegant (formal elegance; no ad hoc modifications) contains few arbitrary or adjustable elements (simplicity/parsimony) agrees with and explains all existing observations (unificatory/explanatory power) makes detailed predictions about future observations that can disprove or falsify the model if they are not borne out.