tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845033387261056543.post2057219243956846756..comments2023-03-25T09:22:39.413-04:00Comments on The Silver Skeptic: Backwards CompatibilityZaqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09981240468406712287noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845033387261056543.post-4624051676297769832011-09-12T00:29:54.817-04:002011-09-12T00:29:54.817-04:00I like the use of Backwards Compatibility, I think...I like the use of Backwards Compatibility, I think I will use this phrase. Kuhn's issue becomes apparent when he describes "abandoning" a previous paradigm in favour of a new one. This one word shows how his understanding is flawed. The correct word would be "absorb", or "dissolve". While it is true that there is no objective, or absolute frame of reference from which a given paradigm is to be judged, the scientific method itself, as you have eloquently commented, dictates that the new paradigm has to match ALL predictions at least as well as the preceding paradigm.<br /><br />Good article.Ktulunoreply@blogger.com