Monkeymind comments on Configurations and Amplitude - Less Wrong
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... prediction?
The artillery captain cares strongly, not just the precise rate at which gravity occurs, but also the precise rate at which the world turns. And a nation whose shells land on target will conquer a nation whose shells miss their targets.
That is, you should care strongly about predictive success in any field personally relevant to you.
Turn things around: what good is that? Suppose you knew why, but so broadly that it wouldn't help you differentiate likely futures from unlikely futures (i.e. prediction). What could you do with that?
What's the electrical charge of a neutron? How do you know?
Edit: I misread what you wrote. To respond to what you actually said: are you doubting the existence of electrons?
EY comments infrequently, so I would not hold out too much hope that he'll address your concerns.