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Theories Quotes by David Deutsch
- Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense.
- The truly privileged theories are not the ones referring to any particular scale of size or complexity, nor the ones situated at any particular level…
- The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests.
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- Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a… — Hannah Arendt
- People love conspiracy theories. — Neil Armstrong
- Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. — Hosea Ballou
- A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs… — Stefan Banach
- Theories of love are found in the works of scientists, philosophers, and theologians. — Mortimer Adler
- Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action. — Constantin Brancusi
- A people represents not so much an aggregate of ideas and theories as of obsessions. — Emile M. Cioran
- There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work. — Charley Lau
- In evolution, as in all areas of science, our knowledge is incomplete. But the entire success of the scientific enterprise has depended… — Bruce Alberts
- A man practices the art of adventure when he heroically faces up to life. When he has the daring to open doors… — Wilferd Peterson
- Theories have been outgrown. The means is disappearing, the reality of the sensation alone remains. It is that in its essence which… — Arthur Dove
- Let the churches preach doctrines, theories, philosophies to their hearts' content, but when it comes to worship, the real practical part of… — Swami Vivekananda