
Episode 55: Why are Empirical Theories Special? (IQ part 3)
The Theory of Anything
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The Problem With Brett's Theory of Learning
Theory of IQ is not explanatory, and just a court about correlation between test results and intelligence. Popper's argument attempts to connect empirical phenomena in a non explanatory way with an alternative theory of learning which is itself non explanatory. All you're doing at this point is the modern scientific equivalent to a dark age Christians associating or correlating the presence of certain bodily fluids with things like seizures.
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