Explaining Quote by Massimo Pigliucci

A theory that explains everything, explains nothing

— Karl Popper

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong

— Francis Crick

My belief is, you know, certain things have to be explained that's never been explained.

— Dick Gregory

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

— John McCarthy

If a theory can not be explained to a child, then the theory is probably worthless.

— Albert Einstein

In order to displace a prevailing theory or paradigm in science, it is not enough to merely point out what it cannot explain; you…

— Michael Shermer

What would it mean if there were a theory that explained everything? And just what does "everything" actually mean, anyway? Would this new theory…

— Ken Wilber

Explanation changes whatever is explained into something explainable.

— Wendell Berry

There isnt always an explanation for everything.

— Ernest Hemingway

Ah, it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all; and if it explain not, then it says there is…

— Bram Stoker

I myself do not believe in explaining anything.

— Shel Silverstein

You can never tell what will happen to a theory before you can get around to using it.

— Josephine Lawrence