“The Darwinian theory is in principle capable of explaining life. No other theory that has ever been suggested is in principle capable of explaining life.” PrinciplesSocietyTheoryCapableExplaining Book:The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design Source: The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
“Any attempt to dismiss a phenomenon that is not understood merely by explaining it as hallucination becomes irrelevant when a coherent scientific theory can be applied.” TheoryUnderstoodPhenomenonIrrelevantExplainingObjectivityHallucinationsScientific Theory Book:The Self-Aware Universe Source: The Self-Aware Universe
“And the venality of those Judaized is incapable of explaining anti-Semitism as a social phenomenon, we will call it the anti-Semitic theory.” SocialTheoryPhenomenonIncapableExplainingAnti SemitismAnti Semitic Author:A. C. Cuza
“Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for small things.” DoeEndsBigsJobsTheoryFantasticQuantumMechanicBig ThingsSmall ThingsExplainingSpectrumRelativityQuantum MechanicsTheories Of Relativity Author:Brian Greene
“Evolution as described by Charles Darwin is an scientific theory, abundantly reconfirmed, explaining physical phenomena by physical causes. Intelligent Design is a faith-based initiative in rhetorical argument. Should we teach I.D. in America's public schools? Yes, let's do - not as science, but alongside other spiritual beliefs, such as Islam, Zoroastrianism and the Hindu Idea that Earth rests on Chukwa, the giant turtle.” ShouldIdeasSchoolEarthAmericaSpiritualBeliefCausesTeachDesignTheoryEvolutionArgumentIntelligentIslamGiantsInitiativeExplainingPublic SchoolTurtlesIntelligent DesignScientific TheoryRhetoricalFaith BasedSpiritual Beliefs Author:David Quammen
“It can therefore be said that, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of the faith, there are no difficulties in explaining the origin of man in regard to the body, by means of the theory of evolution.” MenMeanSaidBodyTheoryEvolutionRegardDoctrineExplainingViewpointsTheory Of EvolutionOrigin Of Man Author:Pope John Paul II
“As a philosopher, you define constraints for any good theory explaining what you are interested in, then you go out and search for help in other disciplines.” HelpingTheoryDisciplinePhilosopherExplainingConstraints Author:Thomas Metzinger
“I have made some headway in addressing these questions, however, and succeeded in explaining how it is that the category of knowledge might play an important role in empirical theories. To the extent that talk of knowledge can be shown to play an explanatory role in such theories, the analogy I wish to make with paradigm natural kinds such as acids and aluminum starts to make a good deal of sense. This is, of course, connected with the issue of the role of intuitions in philosophy.” KindMadeImportantPhilosophyPlayMightCoursesWishNaturalDealsRolesIssuesTheoryConnectedIntuitionCategoriesExplainingAcidParadigmAnalogiesAluminum Author:Hilary Kornblith