Assumptions Quote by Vernor Vinge

“In relation to law I am doubtful whether, even at the present time, science has fairly begun.”

— H.G. Wells

“If theory means a reasonably systematic reflection of our guiding assumptions, it remains as indispensable as ever.”

— Terry Eagleton

“It must be understood then that there are certain things which, since they are not subject to our power, are matters of speculation, but…

— Dante Alighieri

“this is mathematical speculation by a bunch of overcaffeinated theorists.”

— Jorge Cham

“Have we not already seen enough of the fallacy and extravagance of those idle theories which have amused us with promises of an exemption…

— Alexander Hamilton

“The world is too much for us. Rationality as we have come to know it works by ignoring most of experience: laws are arrived…

— Tom Cheetham

“What the mediocrity principle tells us is that our state is not the product of intent, that the universe lacks both malice and benevolence,…

— John Brockman

“Without clues, we search in the wrong directions. Without evidence, a theory is not reliable.”

— Carlo Rovelli

“the most important point: that the universe is governed by a set of rational laws that we can discover and understand.”

— Stephen Hawking

“The present writer had occasion, some time ago, to call attention to the succession of layers of "laws of nature," each layer containing more…

— Eugene Wigner

“Assumptions are the most damaging enemies of our mind’s equilibrium...An assumption is an imaginary truth.”

— A.A. Alebraheem

“There is a rational explanation for everything, regardless of whether that explanation is known.”

— Koda