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Re: Empiry


Leigh is quite right that computer simulations do not replace physical
experiments. However, I disagree with his statement that nature
contributes nothing to the process. The rules used to program the
simulation are drawn from nature. If nature decreed that F=m^2a, then
that's how the simulation would be written.


I (intuitively) agree. I would like to get more concrete thoughts on why
simulations are not a replacement for physical labs. Anybody have some
research sources I can check out?

R. Allen Shotwell
Chair, Science and Math
Ivy Tech State College
Terre Haute, IN