• Steve Sparrow@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    There’s a pithy saying about science that goes, “All models are wrong, but some models are useful.”

    It reminds me of something a sociology professor said about economic and sociological theories being lenses that focus on particular aspects of the world–they can’t see everything, but often they can narrow in on certain parts to aid our understanding.