A quotation from Joseph Addison

There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion; it is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence; virtue itself looks like weakness; the best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-11-17), The Spectator, No. 225

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The Myth And Reality Of ‘Physics-Based’ Models In Geosciences
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https://geoaiunpacked.substack.com/p/the-myth-and-reality-of-physics-based <-- shared technical article
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“Across hydrology, fire, weather, and climate science, models are often described as physics-based—a phrase that evokes rigor, transparency, and trust. Yet, beneath the surface, much of what drives these models are empirical relationships and parameterizations rather than direct solutions of physical laws. These assumptions are necessary to make the equations computable, but they also introduce biases, tuning artifacts, and uncertainties that can propagate through every layer of simulation.
This doesn’t mean physics-based models are flawed or obsolete; rather, it highlights the complexity of modeling natural systems…”
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