Plausible Quotes

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Science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible. — Rod Serling
Occam's razor suggests that, if some event is physically plausible, we don't need recourse to more extraordinary claims for its being. Surely the requirement of… — Lawrence M. Krauss
I have not proved that the universe is, in fact, a digital computer and that it's capable of performing universal computation, but it's plausible that… — Seth Lloyd
A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself. — Kobo Abe
The tragic reality is that there have been occasions when [Mormon] Church leaders, teachers, and writers have not told the truth they knew about difficulties… — D. Michael Quinn
It is very difficult to make a vigorous, plausible, and job-risking defense of an estimate that is derived by no quantitative method, supported by little… — Fred Brooks
The truth has got to appear plausible on the stage — Edward Bond
These arguments on each side (and many more might be produced) are so plausible, that I am apt to suspect, they may, the one as… — David Hume
Text is linear; it is black and white; it doesn't zoom around the page in 3-D; it isn't intelligent by itself; in fact, in terms… — Andrea diSessa
The notion that Nature does not proceed by jumps is only one of the budget of plausible lies that we call classical education. Nature always… — George Bernard Shaw
SHADOW KNIGHT'S MATE is a compelling story, extremely well-written and alarmingly plausible.Â Jay Brandon does for politics what Dan Brown did for religion. — Sharyn McCrumb
The idea of a universal mind or Logos would be, I think, a fairly plausible inference from the present state of scientific theory. — Arthur Eddington
...eating animals involves an intentional decision to participate in the suffering and death of nonhumans where there is no plausible moral justification. — Gary L. Francione
Those who can envision a plausible future that's brighter than today will earn the opportunity to lead. — Ray Ozzie
Fiction has to be plausible. All history has to do is happen. — Harry Turtledove
Plausible development, building from what we know about what really did go on, and a whacking good storyâ€¦ Surrounded by Enemies delivers on both, big-time.… — Harry Turtledove
The future depicted in a good SF story ought to be in fact possible, or at least plausible. That means that the writer should be… — Frederik Pohl
What counts is not what sounds plausible, not what we would like to believe, not what one or two witnesses claim, but only what is… — Carl Sagan
Three explanations dominate speculation about what Obama is up to. The first is that he's trying to lay the groundwork for his successor, presumptive nominee… — Jonah Goldberg
It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but more worthwhile, to imagine plausible ways we can make it… — Stanley Schmidt

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