Analysis Quote by John Tukey

“When scientists underestimate complexity, they fall prey to the perils of unintended consequences.”

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

“Complexity should be your excuse for inaction.”

— Claire North

Moral truth, resting entirely upon the ascertained consequences of actions, supposes a process of observation and reasoning.

— Frances Wright

Don't accept the excuse of complexity.

— Keith Rabois

“T. H. Huxley’s formulation was The foundation of morality is to … give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence,…

— Carl Sagan

Science is fundamentally a moral enterprise, following the moral imperative to seek the truth.

— George Lakoff

A moral point of view too often serves as a substitute for understanding in technological matters.

— Marshall McLuhan

“But theory rarely works in practice, and predictability has a devious sister named complexity. But”

— Jurgen Appelo

“If you believe that complex solutions are better than simple ones, or if you believe it’s better to take a simple guessing shortcut, but…

— Nat Greene

“Face the complexity involved in making ethical choices.”

— Linda Fisher Thornton

“..humans love complexity of thought. This they pursue on the totally baseless assumption that complexity indicates profundity or truth.”

— Walter Martin

“True complexity can only be understood through history, not by looking at the present state of some seemingly complicated construct.”

— E.M. Foner