# The belt

Author: West, Wallace, 1900-1980

Genre: Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70647

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+belt+West&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Scientific theories are never "true or "false"; they are "good" or "bad" in various degrees, and the criterion is one of usefulness--predictability and manipulation to (seeming) advantage. Theories are often discarded, simply because evidence may be insufficient for one, where it seems to sustain another--or where another can account for observed phenomena more simply. Take Lamarck's theories on the effect of environment on heredity; so far, the evidence seems to put this in the "bad" classification. But if certain experiments could be made....

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-belt-70647/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-belt-70647/chapters/2/index.md)