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“Progress in science is often built on wrong theories that are later corrected. It is better to be wrong than to be vague.”

Progress Theory Built Vague Progress In Science

Author:Freeman Dyson

“Whether game theory leads to clear-cut solutions, to vague solutions, or to impasses, it does achieve one thing. In bringing techniques of logical and mathematical analysis gives men an opportunity to bring conflicts up from the level of fights, where the intellect is beclouded by passions, to the level of games, where the intellect has a chance to operate.”

“The average, vague understanding of being can be permeated by traditional theories and opinions about being in such a way that these theories, as the sources of the prevailing understanding, remain hidden.”

Way Understanding Opinion Theory Source Average Traditional Ideology Vague Prevailing

Book:Being and Time

Source: Being and Time

“People tend to be clueless about prices. Contrary to economic theory, we don't really decide between A and B by consulting our invisible price tags and purchasing the one that yields the higher utility, he says. We make do with guesstimates and a vague recollection of what things are “supposed to cost.””

People Economic Theory Higher Cost Contrary Invisible Yield Vague Utility Recollection Tag Consulting Clueless Purchasing Price Tag Economic Theory

Author:William Poundstone

“Ideas matter in New York. I am certain that more conversations in New York are about ideas than anywhere else. Not just vague theories, but ideas that New Yorkers have the will, and the clout, to do something about.”

Ideas Matter Certain New York Theory Conversation Vague New Yorkers Clout

Author:David Frost

“Another thing I must point out is that you cannot prove a vague theory wrong.”

Theory Prove Vague

Author:Richard P. Feynman

“I found myself in the changed man theory the other night thinking, "Yeah." I thought, "My god. If we could do this again," but there was nothing specific there. There's just the kind of vague sensation of how I'd like it to go. I allowed myself that gift to think that.”

Ifs Thinking Men Kind Night Found Changed Theory Yeah Sensations Vague Night Thinking

Author:Pierce Brosnan

“Evolution ... is really two theories, the vague theory and the precise theory. The vague theory has been abundantly proved.... The precise theory has never been proved at all. However, like relativity, it is accepted on faith.... On getting down to actual details, difficulties begin.”

Has Beens Two Science Theory Evolution Difficulty Details Accepted Vague Precise Relativity

Author:Anthony Standen