Quote by Thomas Gold Download Open image ““A theorist can explain any correlation, and its inverse”” — Thomas Gold ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Failure to understand the context in which correlations are observed leads to false conclusions. The” — Mervyn King Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Much can be gained be contrasting a theory with its alternatives, even ones that look too extreme to be true. You can really understand… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
A great book seeks to explain causality, not correlation. It works to point out the circumstances in which it works, and where it doesn't.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Details are where a theory can be held together or fall apart. The same is true about a plot.” — Sarah Richards Copy Share Image
“metaphysics by showing that these theories are not just false, but unintelligible.” — David Hume Copy Share Image
“This is why theory can be so valuable: it can explain what will happen, even before you experience it.” — Clayton M. Christensen Copy Share Image
“Simpler theories may be more convenient to work with, but they are not intrinsically more probable than complex ones.” — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could… — Thomas Gold Copy Share Image
In choosing a hypothesis there is no virtue in being timid. I clearly would have been burned at the stake in another age. — Thomas Gold Copy Share Image
