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Episode 55: Why are Empirical Theories Special? (IQ part 3)

The Theory of Anything

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The Fear of Refutation in Brett's Theory

I don't feel that Brett and his defenders are giving their theory enough credit. They're trying to treat it like it's a political theory and they're trying to immunize it from refutation. But then on the other hand, I'm saying actually the theory is empirical. And so it has made it across the border. So it actually is a fair competitor to IQ theory. Yeah. That doesn't take much. It just needs to have some sort of text that it can survive."

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