Consistent Theory Quotes by Harold Jeffreys

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• What the use of P [the significance level] implies, therefore, is that a hypothesis that may be true may be rejected because…
• The real difficulty about volcanism is not to see how it can start, but how it can stop.
• All suggested accounts of the origin of the solar system are subject to serious objections. The conclusion in the present state of…
• A formal and consistent theory of inductive processes cannot represent the operation of every human mind in detail; it will represent an…
• There are some current 'theories' that, when divested of begged questions, reduce to the non-controversial statement, 'Here are some facts and there…

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