The scientific technique known as the method of multiple hypotheses can be adapted to suit the purposes of system dynamics policy modeling.  This method would allow determination of a model’s value through comparison with other competing models. It would also diminish modelers’ emotional attachment to any single theory.  But in adopting this method, system dynamicists would need to develop a new philosophy of model evaluation, emphasizing disproof over verification and comparison among theories over improvement or elaboration on a single model.

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