If you can't test it, it's not theorics — it's metatheorics. A branch of philosophy. So, if you want to think of it this way, our test equipment is w… - Neal Stephenson
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If you can't test it, it's not theorics — it's metatheorics. A branch of philosophy. So, if you want to think of it this way, our test equipment is what defines the boundary separating theorics from philosophy.
Neal Town Stephenson (born 31 October 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk and chemical generation genres with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science.
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