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A theory accepted by 99 percent of scientists may be wrong.

— Tom Bethell

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

— Francis Crick

It is curious how often erroneous theories have had a beneficial effect for particular branches of science.

— Ernst Mayr

Every theory presented as a scientific concept is just that; it's a theory that tries to explain more about the world than previous theories…

— Marvin Harris

“Where misunderstanding dwells, misuse will not be far behind. No theory in the history of science has been more misused and abused by cranks…

— Sean Carroll

Progress in science comes when experiments contradict theory.

— Richard P. Feynman

To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary...

— Kimon Nicolaides

Theories are not so much wrong as incomplete

— Isaac Asimov

most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.

— Ernst Mayr

Science progresses not by convincing the adherents of old theories that they are wrong, but by allowing enough time to pass so that a…

— Max Planck

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor…

— Karl Popper

Science is the process of making obviously erroneous ideas less obviously erroneous.

— Albert Einstein