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		Geee on July 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenWorm – A computational model of C. elegans wor... Waiting for the day when we can observe an actual worm and predict its movements exactly by simulating them ahead of time.

lionkor on July 7, 2023 [–]

That's part of the scientific process, and probably the most valuable part (that sets it apart from e.g. religion).

It's very exciting to me when a theory makes predictions, and those predictions turn out to be true - it's beautiful.

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