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Politics : Politics of Energy
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (15204)12/13/2009 7:08:37 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) of 86355
 
Astrophysics, astronautics, genetics, etc don't rely entirely on complex models. Climate forecasts do and what they're modeling is far too complex with too many unknowns for the models to be reliable.

Can you imagine all the variables they had to take into account in their simulations of the multiple flights to the moon and the satellites we've sent out to explore the universe? Those models probably have thousands of variables and millions of lines of code to enable those computers to react predictably to changes in those variables.

Yes, those models are far less complex than what would be needed to model the earths climate.

...entire modern society is based on the science of modeling real life and building code to handle life predictably.

A vast overstatement. Simulations are useful but in most fields, real world testing can be used to test simulations and are the real field of experimentation.

You're exaggerating the importance of simulations and modeling because you're defending the use of relying on them when it isn't warranted.
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