Why care about counterfactual support ?

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titleWhy care about counterfactual support ?
start_date2010/05/11
schedule14h30-16h30
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summaryWhy do we care so much more about regularities that offer counterfactual support ("laws of nature") than those that don't ("mere coincidences") ? Surely the latter are just as practically useful as the former ?
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