“[Kepler] had to realize clearly that logical-mathematical theoretizing, no matter how lucid, could not guarantee truth by itself; that the most beautiful logical theory means nothing in natural science without comparison with the exactest experience. Without this philosophic attitude, his work would not have been possible.” MeanHas BeensMatterPhilosophyBeautifulScienceRealizingNaturalAttitudeTheoryPhilosophicalMathematicalGuaranteesComparisonLogicalNatural SciencePhilosophicKepler Author:Albert Einstein
“As to harmonizing the theory of evolution with the Biblical account of creation, I do not believe it can be done, and I do not see why it should be. The story of Genesis is beautiful, and profoundly significant as symbolism: there is no good reason to torture it into conformity with modern theory.” ShouldBelieveReasonDoneStoriesBeautifulReligionModernCreationTheoryEvolutionAccountsSignificantTortureConformityBiblicalGenesisSymbolismTheory Of Evolution Author:Will Durant
“You have to be careful when you use beauty as a guide. There are many theories people didn't think were beautiful at the time but did find beautiful laterand vice versa. I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better.” PeopleThinkingUseBeautifulTheorySimplicityVicesCarefulGuidesBe CarefulVice Versa Author:Lisa Randall
“Take the rose—most people think it very beautiful: I don’t care for It at all. I prefer the cactus, for the simple reason that it has a more interesting personality. It has wonderfully adapted itself to its surroundings! It is the best illustration of the theory of evolution in plant life.” PeopleThinkingReasonCareBeautifulSimpleInterestingTheoryPersonalityEvolutionRosePlantDon't CareI Don't CareSurroundingsAdaptedIllustrationVery BeautifulTheory Of EvolutionCactusPlant LifeInteresting Personalities Author:Charles Proteus Steinmetz
“Quantum field theory, which was born just fifty years ago from the marriage of quantum mechanics with relativity, is a beautiful but not very robust child.” YearsChildrenBeautifulBornBeautyMarriageFieldsTheoryBirthYears AgoFiftyQuantumMechanicRelativityQuantum MechanicsRobust Author:Steven Weinberg
“In spite of the fact that religion looks backward to revealed truth while science looks forward to new vistas and discoveries, both activities produce a sense of awe and a curious mixture of humility and arrogance in their practitioners. All great scientists are inspired by the subtlety and beauty of the natural world that they are seeking to understand. Each new subatomic particle, every unexpected object, produces delight and wonderment. In constructing their theories, physicists are frequently guided by arcane concepts of elegance in the belief that the universe is intrinsically beautiful.” WorldLooksFactsBeautifulScienceReligionUniverseBeliefNaturalObjectsProduceHumilityTheoryActivityConceptsDiscoveryScientistInspiredDelightSeekingCuriousArroganceAweSpiteUnexpectedPhysicistEleganceMixturesParticlesNatural WorldSubtletyVistasGreat ScientistArcaneSubatomic Particles Author:Paul Davies
“You can keep counting forever. The answer is infinity. But, quite frankly, I don't think I ever liked it. I always found something repulsive about it. I prefer finite mathematics much more than infinite mathematics. I think that it is much more natural, much more appealing and the theory is much more beautiful. It is very concrete. It is something that you can touch and something you can feel and something to relate to. Infinity mathematics, to me, is something that is meaningless, because it is abstract nonsense.” ThinkingFeelsBeautifulScienceFoundNaturalAnswersForeverTheoryInfiniteMathematicsRelateAbstractNonsenseInfinityMeaninglessConcreteFiniteCounting Author:Doron Zeilberger
“Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.” MenHappensBeautifulTurnsActorsLinesChanceWatchesStupidTheoryMonstersSillyMovieBeautiful Women Author:Salma Hayek
“Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.” FactsBeautifulScienceCommonTheoryUglyCommon SenseOrganized Author:Thomas Huxley
“No theory changes what it is a theory about. Nothing is changed because we look at it, talk about it, or analyze it in a new way. Keats drank confusion to Newton for analyzing the rainbow, but the rainbow remained as beautiful as ever and became for many even more beautiful. Man has not changed because we look at him, talk about him, and analyze him scientifically. ... What does change is our chance of doing something about the subject of a theory. Newton's analysis of the light in a rainbow was a step in the direction of the laser.” MenWayLooksDoeLightBeautifulChanceStepsSubjectsChangedTheoryConfusionAnalysisRainbowNew WaysDrankNewtonAnalyzingLasers Author:B. F. Skinner
“There's nothing small or inconsequential about our stories. There is, in fact, nothing bigger. And when we tell the truth about our lives - the broken parts, the secret parts, the beautiful parts - then the gospel comes to life, an actual story about redemption, instead of abstraction and theory and things you learn in Sunday School.” FactsStoriesSchoolBeautifulSecretOur LivesTheoryBrokenBiggerRedemptionTelling The TruthSundayAbstractionInconsequentialSunday School Author:Shauna Niequist
“No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven.” MatterFactsBeautifulTheoryProvenIrritating Author:Michio Kaku
“We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.” ChildrenBeautifulReligionSpiritualityReligiousFreedomWifeAtheismTheorySmartRespectFellowsAtheistIntelligenceCynicalAtheisticPhilosophy Of ReligionTheismPhilosophy And ReligionGod DelusionCurmudgeonGreatest AtheistDaily AtheistMinority Report Author:H. L. Mencken
“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.” BeautifulPracticeDemocracyTheoryFallacyDemocracies HaveVoting And DemocracyCorporatismTheory And Practice Author:Benito Mussolini