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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
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
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.
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.
A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.
Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way read more
Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
