The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct which, with the addition of certain verbal interpretations describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work.

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We willingly pay 30,000 - 40,000 fatalities per year for the advantages of individual transportation by automobile.

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Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.

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