Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very read more

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for read more

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.

Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may read more

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may be right but irrelevant.

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

Life is so unlike theory.

Life is so unlike theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.