Quoting Robert Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So if 'valid' simulations are being used to give the 'wrong' answers, what > does that tell us about simulation? Is there ever any hope of objectivity > (I'll give away the answer to that: no) or do all social simulations - > political or economic - inevitably reflect the prejudices of their author or > funder?
Validated simulations, by definition, reproduce something that the authors (or funders) deem relevant as a performance metric. But that's not a problem with models or simulations, assuming the metrics are documented. If the authors or funders are prone to choosing easy, low dimensional things to fit, they just need to be more ambitious. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
