Mere lack of evidence, of course, is no reason to denounce a theory. Look at intelligent design. The fact that it is bollocks hasn’t stopped a good many people from believing in it. Darwinism itself is only supported by tons of evidence, which is a clear indication that Darwin didn’t write his books himself.
Eric IdleTags: science theories evidence darwinism darwin intelligent-design
The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe.
Criss JamiTags: science theories belief god faith atheism universe creation theory beliefs apologetics agnosticism theism origin
You were probably educated in the conventional economic theories of your period which were magnificent and most ingenious, but--if you will pardon my saying so--all wrong.
Robert A. HeinleinJust because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first.
Derek LandyTags: science theories apple possibility anything-can-be gravity inevitability everything-is-possible anything-is-possible sir-isaac-newton
The formal scientific definition of theory is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence.
U.S. National Academy of SciencesTags: science theories opinions facts definition
Why do we love the idea that people might be secretly working together to control and organise the world? Because we don't like to face the fact that our world runs on a combination of chaos, incompetence and confusion.
Jonathan CainerTags: theories conspiracy
All my instincts are one way, and all the facts are the other, and I much fear that British juries have not yet attained that pitch of intelligence when they will give the preference to my theories over Lestrade's facts.
Arthur Conan DoyleTags: intelligence theories sherlock-holmes intuition facts insight evidence instinct superiority detectives criminal-justice crime-solving juries
You come to nature with all your theories, and she knocks them all flat.
Pierre-Auguste RenoirWhen you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better.
William of OckhamTags: theories simple predictions
My best works are for me. Not for the world.
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