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    Supports→We are warranted in believing Special Relativity Theory over Lorentz's æther theory

    Special Relativity Theory and Lorentz's æther theory make the same empirical predictions

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    Responses to these arguments typically point to the fact that the notion of empirical equivalence at play unduly neglects explanatory considerations, for instance, by defining the notion strictly in terms of hypotheses’ making the same predictions. Those responding then argue that even if some hypotheses make exactly the same predictions, one of them may still be a better explanation of the phenomena predicted. Thus, if explanatory considerations have a role in determining which inferences we ar

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