If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
Interpretation
The quote suggests adapting beliefs or theories to align with observations rather than forcing facts to conform to preconceived ideas.
Albert Einstein's quote emphasizes the importance of flexibility in scientific thinking. When faced with new evidence that contradicts existing theories, rather than stubbornly holding onto outdated beliefs, one should be willing to update or alter the theory to better align with reality. This approach advocates for a mindset that prioritizes truth and understanding over maintaining consistency at all costs.
In practice
In a scientific conference discussing recent discoveries in physics.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
Understanding vision and building visual systems is really understanding intelligence.
No educated person believes the Adam and Eve myth nowadays, but it's surprising how many parents think that it's somehow fun to pass on this falsehood to their children...I would want to argue that the truth of evolution is more interesting and more poetic
I'm in favor of changing the destination of humans. There are a lot of manned missions that can be done, but not in the direction of the moon.
There are many things that you can't measure. But the great fun of what I do for a living is figuring out ways to measure things that people previously considered intangible.
Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
Well, in the general population, we find differences between the typical male and typical female. For example, males seem to be more interested in systems and females seem to be more interested in people and particularly people's emotions.
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