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“A theory is more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises, the more different are the kinds of things it relates, and the…

— Albert Einstein

It must be conceded that a theory has an important advantage if its basic concepts and fundamental hypotheses are 'close to experience,' and greater…

— Albert Einstein

Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things.

— Richard Dawkins

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

— Jurgen Appelo

A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the…

— Albert Einstein

“Of two or more competing theories, the simpler theory is most likely correct.”

— Mike Dooley

For if as scientists we seek simplicity, then obviously we try the simplest surviving theory first, and retreat from it only when it proves…

— Nelson Goodman

There is nothing more practical than a good theory.

— Leonid Brezhnev

Any theory is better than no theory.

— Fuller Albright

When one theory is simpler than its competitor, this fact is relevant to saying what the world is like.

— Elliott Sober

Nothing is more practical than a good theory.

— Ludwig Boltzmann

“[Modern scientific] theories can necessarily never be more than hypothetical, since their starting-point is wholly empirical, for facts in themselves are always susceptible of…

— René Guénon