Scientific Theory Quotes

38 quotes by 34 authors

I do agree that the science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put American's economy at jeopardy based on scientific theory… — Rick Perry
My choice of colors does not rest on any scientific theory, it is based on observation, on feeling, on the experience of my sensibility. — Henri Matisse
Later scientific theories are better than earlier ones for solving puzzles in the often quite different environments to which they are applied. That is not… — Thomas Kuhn
All scientific theories are provisional and may be changed, but ... on the whole, they are accepted from Washington to Moscow because of their practical… — Nevill Francis Mott
I have come to the conclusion that Darwinism is not a testable scientific theory, but a metaphysical research programme... — Karl Popper
Since religion intrinsically rejects empirical methods, there should never be any attempt to reconcile scientific theories with religion. [An infinitely old universe, always evolving may… — Hannes Alfven
Christ is indispensable to any scientific theory, even if its practitioners do not have a clue about him. — William A. Dembski
The content of scientific theory itself offers no moral foundation for the personal conduct of life. — Albert Einstein
Qualities I sought in a scientific theory were naturalness, inner perfection and logical simplicity from an aesthetic approach. — Albert Einstein
The hold of the evolutionary paradigm is so powerful that an idea which is more like a principle of medieval astrology than a serious twentieth… — Michael Denton
The atheist, agnostic, or secularist ... should guard against the encroachment of religion in areas where it has no place, and in particular the control… — S. T. Joshi
Muhammad brought down from heaven and put into the Koran not religious doctrines only, but political maxims, criminal and civil laws, and scientific theories. TheÂ… — Alexis de Tocqueville
There are two theories of evolution. There is the genuine scientific theory; and there is the talk-radio pretend version, designed not to enlighten but to… — Edward Humes
Perhaps, the highest pleasure in art is identical with the highest pleasure in scientific theory. The emotion which accompanies the clear recognition of unity in… — Roger Fry
No particular theory may ever be regarded as absolutely certain.... No scientific theory is sacrosanct... — Karl Popper
We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth — Kenneth R. Miller
Art is a creation of a higher order than a copy of nature which is governed by chance.... By the elimination of all muddy colors,… — Paul Signac
About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the elements. For the first time I saw the elegance of… — Sidney Altman
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
It is sometimes said that we should never believe a scientific theory until it is verified by experiment. But a famous astronomer has also stated… — Joao Magueijo

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