27 Mar theory

A guess based on generalization. Given a knowledge about some things and how they work, we can observe similarities and predict the structures and functions of similar things. These predictions are theories, and they serve as a basis for scientific inquiry and discovery. We can formally or informally build probabilistic models that can give us very well-supported theories before experimentation begins.
Keywords: knowledge
generalization
prediction
empiricism
probability
modeling
References: automata
chaos
cybernetics
ethics
formalisms
intelligence
knowledge
modeling
philosophy
physics