tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post1184749810888812251..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: All Your Theory Are Oursgcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-69767475207431914092015-06-12T06:56:14.259-04:002015-06-12T06:56:14.259-04:00Of course. It's just another case of someone n...Of course. It's just another case of someone not realizing the implications of what they are saying. The idea that tremendous amounts of number crunching can replace theory is absurd on its face. In fact, analyzing a lot of data is part of the scientific method. I provided the link because it is a step down from the article Gene linked to.Samson Corwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148822362930969284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-27558333800943031992015-06-11T13:51:10.072-04:002015-06-11T13:51:10.072-04:00I would call what they are describing engineering,...I would call what they are describing engineering, not science. The purpose of science is to discover abstract understanding. The purpose of engineering is *to do.* Abstract understanding is nice in engineering, but unnecessary.<br /><br />In that respect, science has either always or never been 'obsolete.' 'Big Data' approaches are irrelevant to the question.<br /><br />I would read this article as saying "engineers got a powerful new tool with the advancement of computing." Which everyone already knows.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915297057336831151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-87665200354851026682015-06-09T08:28:39.023-04:002015-06-09T08:28:39.023-04:00An old article from Wired: The End of Theory: The ...An old article from <i>Wired</i>: <i><a href="http://archive.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_theory" rel="nofollow">The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete</a></i>.Samson Corwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148822362930969284noreply@blogger.com