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Explanation Quotes

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"The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests."
David Deutsch
"The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests."
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"And the actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistry, which is not the same thing as explanations in terms of physics and chemistry."
Michael Polanyi
"And the actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistry, which is not the same thing as explanations in terms of physics and chemistry."
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"And let me take one of the explanations most commonly given: Analysts were pressured to reach conclusions that would fit the political agenda of one or another administration. I deeply think that is a wrong explanation."
David Kay
"And let me take one of the explanations most commonly given: Analysts were pressured to reach conclusions that would fit the political agenda of one or another administration. I deeply think that is a wrong explanation."
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"The principles behind explaining and educating the product or the elected official is similar, even though the actual execution of it is very, very different."
Frank Luntz
"The principles behind explaining and educating the product or the elected official is similar, even though the actual execution of it is very, very different."
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"Every single phenomenon in the world, has a physical explanation underneath it. Finding the explanation depends on how far you are willing to go."
Abhijit Naskar
"Every single phenomenon in the world, has a physical explanation underneath it. Finding the explanation depends on how far you are willing to go."
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"I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school."
Erykah Badu
"I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school."
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