Theory Quote by Albert Einstein

A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the…

— Albert Einstein

A theory is the more impressive the greater is the simplicity of its premises, the more different are the kinds of things it relates…

— Albert Einstein

“Much can be gained be contrasting a theory with its alternatives, even ones that look too extreme to be true. You can really understand…

— Steven Pinker

“Simpler theories may be more convenient to work with, but they are not intrinsically more probable than complex ones.”

— Samir Okasha

“Of two or more competing theories, the simpler theory is most likely correct.”

— Mike Dooley

The power of a theory is exactly proportional to the diversity of situations it can explain.

— Elinor Ostrom

When one theory is simpler than its competitor, this fact is relevant to saying what the world is like.

— Elliott Sober

The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the…

— Albert Einstein

“all theories are oversimplifications, or at least lead to oversimplification.”

— Neil Postman

What is especially striking and remarkable is that in fundamental physics a beautiful or elegant theory is more likely to be right than a…

— Murray Gell-Mann

Theory is worth but little, unless it can explain its own phenomena, and it must effect this without contradicting itself; therefore, the facts are…

— Charles Caleb Colton