# 12 - A Physicists History of Bad Philosophy * Standing outside the normal modes of criticism is the hallmark of bad philosophy (see [Archetype of All Bad Explanations](Archetype%20of%20All%20Bad%20Explanations.md)) * If it explains anything it explains nothing (e.g. "the gods did it") * [Spacetime](Spacetime.md) is real * [Explanationless Prediction Is Impossible](Explanationless%20Prediction%20Is%20Impossible.md) * [Scientific Measurements Use Chains of Proxies](Scientific%20Measurements%20Use%20Chains%20of%20Proxies.md) --- Date: 20250101 Links to: Tags: References: * []()