How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

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.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

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.

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.

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.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics