forum for week of 24 October: Inference to the Best Explanation

When taking a look at the first problem and how IBE would handle this case, it seems almost clear that IBE would look to the facts that we have gained over time to created a best hypothesis. That would mean that over time the population of the world has increased and therefore is continuously increasing without change. The same way as the marathon times are continuously decreasing, and the sun continues to rise every day. The patterns that are perceived as continuous and without change. some when making the best explanation for patterns that do not change, you would look to facts and inferences that have been gathered that prove to be continuous and not changing. And by using IBE they can justify their inductive reasoning towards their beliefs.