#theories

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms. ↗

— John B. S. Haldane

#conduct #fact #his #man #regards

Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed. ↗

— Edith Hamilton

#facts #go #human #human nature #nature

The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have grave consequences. ↗

— Friedrich August von Hayek

#conformity #consequences #credit #false #gain

So Pakistan is a country that I'm very fond of and have spent a lot of time, but it is a country where conspiracy theories have a life of their own. ↗

— Peter L. Bergen

#country #fond #i #life #lot

Some people say, 'Do you have any theories on acting?' And I say, well maybe: I think you can start with zero and end with zero. You don't have to go anywhere, you don't have to go for the result. ↗

— Robert Duvall

#any #anywhere #end #go #i

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 Idle

#darwinism #evidence #intelligent-design #science #theories

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#deduction #information #mistake #theories #theory

The mentally disturbed do not employ the Principle of Scientific Parsimony: the most simple theory to explain a given set of facts. They shoot for the baroque. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#mentally-disturbed #religion #science #religion

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. ↗

— Hosea Ballou

#experience #insubstantial #only #tangible #theories

I believe without exception that theory follows practice. Whenever there is a conflict between theory and practice, theory is wrong. As far as I'm concerned, we make theories for what people have done. ↗

— David Baker

#believe #between #concerned #conflict #done