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The word theory has become (or at best is becoming) a clusterfuck of whatever, much like the word literally.

And we don’t even have (normal/easy/exact) replacements for those words.
Those words were already the scientific terms for nerds. But normies normied them into normedom, literally theorised into a fuck.

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Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I like the word “model”, I think it’s a better fit even. We’re modeling reality. Some models turn out to be shit, while others are well tested giving confidence that they mimic reality well.

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- Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  But isn’t model used differently in different disciplines?
  
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- hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  
  ~~Some~~ Most models turn out to be shit
  
  Ftfy
  
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  - lostme@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    All models are shit. Some of them are useful tho
    
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    jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Like my model of fecal matter.
    
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  - Malgas@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Every model is wrong. Some are useful.
    
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- gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Yeah I like that.
  
  I use “theory” for theoretical things, like theoretical physics and math, that can be proven (in a mathematical way).
  
  I use the word “model” for practical things, like practical physics. Models don’t need to be proven, but their accuracy can be more or less helpful, depending on the context.
  
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- kaffiene@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Yes I agree entirely.
  
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kaffiene@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The word predates science

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