[usgroup]

This issue happens at the edge of every induction. These two rules support their data equally well:

data: T T T T T T F

rule1: for all i: T

rule2: for i < 7: T else F

[p-e-w]

That’s where Bayesian reasoning comes into play, where there are prior assumptions (e.g., that engineered reality is strongly biased towards simple patterns) which make one of these hypotheses much more likely than the other.

[usgroup]

yes, if you decide one of them is much more likely without reference to the data, then it will be much more likely :)