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Inflation is testable

In August 2026, Dru said inflation is testable in practice. The later inflation post recalls this stance; the original conversation is not linked here.

Steinhardt's falsifiability argument pushes against that view. The later discussion question asks what would actually rule the model family out.

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Against your view

In August you said inflation is testable in practice. Steinhardt’s case is that its predictions can be adjusted to fit anything, and it is the strongest version of the argument you have not answered.

“A theory that can be adjusted to accommodate any observation has stopped making predictions.”
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