Isn’t “makes accurate predictions” synonymous with “corresponds to reality in some way” ? If there was absolutely no correspondence between your model and reality, you wouldn’t be able to judge how accurate your predictions were. In order to make such a judgement, you need to compare your predictions to the actual outcome. By doing so, you are establishing a correspondence between your model and reality.
Isn’t “makes accurate predictions” synonymous with “corresponds to reality in some way” ? If there was absolutely no correspondence between your model and reality, you wouldn’t be able to judge how accurate your predictions were. In order to make such a judgement, you need to compare your predictions to the actual outcome. By doing so, you are establishing a correspondence between your model and reality.