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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.
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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.
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics
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.
It is the theory that decides what can be observed
It is the theory that decides what can be observed
You have to know you can first. How comes later.
You have to know you can first. How comes later.
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither read more
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve
