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For if as scientists we seek simplicity, then obviously we try the simplest surviving theory first, and retreat from it only when…
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We aim at simplicity and hope for truth.
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I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are in heaven…
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Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to…
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Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the…
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We make versions, and true versions make worlds.
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Any effort... to make the obscure obvious is likely to be unappealing, for the penalty of failure is confusion while the reward…
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What intrigues us as a problem, and what will satisfy us as a solution, will depend upon the line we draw between…
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For if as scientists we seek simplicity, then obviously we try the simplest surviving theory first, and retreat from it only when…
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It's so nice to be insane, no one asks you to explain.
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