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Explanation Quotes

The correct scientific response to something that is not understood must always be to look harder for the explanation, not give up and assume a supernatural cause Picture Quote #1

For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite, or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with the infinite Picture Quote #1

There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn’t one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way Picture Quote #1

I was still owed an explanation, I thought, but so what? What good was it going to do me? It wouldn’t have made me any happier. It was like scratching when you have chicken pox. You think it’s going to help, but the itch moves over, and then moves over again. My itch suddenly felt miles away, and I couldn’t have reached it with the longest arms in the world. Realizing that made me scared that I was going to be itchy forever, and I didn’t want that Picture Quote #1

And it was about then, about that time, that I began to find life unsatisfactory as an explanation of itself and was forced to adopt the method of the artist of not explaining but putting the blocks together in some other way that seems more significant to him. Which is a rather fancy way of saying I started writing Picture Quote #1

God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilization Picture Quote #1

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We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesn’t work that way at all Picture Quote #1

Any explanation or logic that explains everything so easily has a hidden trap in it. I’m speaking from experience. Somebody once said if it’s something a single book can explain, it’s not worth having explained. What I mean is don’t leap to any conclusions Picture Quote #1

I believe that an orderly universe, one indifferent to human preoccupations, in which everything has an explanation even if we still have a long way to go before we find it, is a more beautiful, more wonderful place than a universe tricked out with capricious ad hoc magic Picture Quote #1

It really comes down to parsimony, economy of explanation. It is possible that your car engine is driven by psychokinetic energy, but if it looks like a petrol engine, smells like a petrol engine and performs exactly as well as a petrol engine, the sensible working hypothesis is that it is a petrol engine Picture Quote #1

I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again Picture Quote #1

The narrative fallacy addresses our limited ability to look at sequences of facts without weaving an explanation into them, or, equivalently, forcing a logical link, an arrow of relationship, upon them. Explanations bind facts together. They make them all the more easily remembered; they help them make more sense. Where this propensity can go wrong is when it increases our impression of understanding Picture Quote #1

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And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn’t work then you’ve got to the whole root of comedy Picture Quote #1

Terrorism, ladies and gentlemen, in my eyes I have a very, very, very simple explanation. Gangs of criminals, killers, used unfortunately by certain governments in the past for political purposes, who are on their own now as gangs Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The teacher does best, not when he explains, but when he impels his pupils to seek themselves the explanation Picture Quote #1

For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible Picture Quote #1

It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it Picture Quote #1

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That is an apology, not an explanation; and apologies only account for that which they do not alter Picture Quote #1

That one never need to look beyond the love of money for explanation of human behavior is one of the most jealously guarded simplification of our culture Picture Quote #1

If something has an explanation, you can explain it. If it has no explanation, you should explain why you cannot explain it Picture Quote #1

If I have learned anything as a scientist it is that one should not make things complicated when a simple explanation will do Picture Quote #1

Those who desire to certify miracles may wish to say that such recoveries have no natural explanation. But this does not at all mean that there is therefore a supernatural one Picture Quote #1

I am very conscious that there is no scientific explanation for the fact that we are conscious Picture Quote #1

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I suppose the human race is doing the best it can but hells bells thats only an explanation its not an excuse Picture Quote #1

Those with the most eloquent explanation for their aberrations are the least likely to get better Picture Quote #1

What most needs explanation is not why some people are criminals, but why most people are not Picture Quote #1

As a writer I’m not an explainer, really. I’m a narrator. I mistrust explanation Picture Quote #1

To create a collection, you need a narrative - an explanation to tell the team Picture Quote #1

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless Picture Quote #1

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The correct scientific response to something that is not understood must always be to look harder for the explanation, not give up and assume a supernatural cause (Explanation Quotes) For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite, or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with the infinite (Explanation Quotes) There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn’t one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way (Explanation Quotes) I was still owed an explanation, I thought, but so what? What good was it going to do me? It wouldn’t have made me any happier. It was like scratching when you have chicken pox. You think it’s going to help, but the itch moves over, and then moves over again. My itch suddenly felt miles away, and I couldn’t have reached it with the longest arms in the world. Realizing that made me scared that I was going to be itchy forever, and I didn’t want that (Explanation Quotes) And it was about then, about that time, that I began to find life unsatisfactory as an explanation of itself and was forced to adopt the method of the artist of not explaining but putting the blocks together in some other way that seems more significant to him. Which is a rather fancy way of saying I started writing (Explanation Quotes) God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilization (Explanation Quotes) We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesn’t work that way at all (Explanation Quotes) Any explanation or logic that explains everything so easily has a hidden trap in it. I’m speaking from experience. Somebody once said if it’s something a single book can explain, it’s not worth having explained. What I mean is don’t leap to any conclusions (Explanation Quotes) I believe that an orderly universe, one indifferent to human preoccupations, in which everything has an explanation even if we still have a long way to go before we find it, is a more beautiful, more wonderful place than a universe tricked out with capricious ad hoc magic (Explanation Quotes) It really comes down to parsimony, economy of explanation. It is possible that your car engine is driven by psychokinetic energy, but if it looks like a petrol engine, smells like a petrol engine and performs exactly as well as a petrol engine, the sensible working hypothesis is that it is a petrol engine (Explanation Quotes) I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again (Explanation Quotes) The narrative fallacy addresses our limited ability to look at sequences of facts without weaving an explanation into them, or, equivalently, forcing a logical link, an arrow of relationship, upon them. Explanations bind facts together. They make them all the more easily remembered; they help them make more sense. Where this propensity can go wrong is when it increases our impression of understanding (Explanation Quotes) And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn’t work then you’ve got to the whole root of comedy (Explanation Quotes) Terrorism, ladies and gentlemen, in my eyes I have a very, very, very simple explanation. Gangs of criminals, killers, used unfortunately by certain governments in the past for political purposes, who are on their own now as gangs (Explanation Quotes) 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 (Explanation Quotes) The teacher does best, not when he explains, but when he impels his pupils to seek themselves the explanation (Explanation Quotes) For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible (Explanation Quotes) It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it (Explanation Quotes) That is an apology, not an explanation; and apologies only account for that which they do not alter (Explanation Quotes) That one never need to look beyond the love of money for explanation of human behavior is one of the most jealously guarded simplification of our culture (Explanation Quotes) If something has an explanation, you can explain it. If it has no explanation, you should explain why you cannot explain it (Explanation Quotes) If I have learned anything as a scientist it is that one should not make things complicated when a simple explanation will do (Explanation Quotes) Those who desire to certify miracles may wish to say that such recoveries have no natural explanation. But this does not at all mean that there is therefore a supernatural one (Explanation Quotes) I am very conscious that there is no scientific explanation for the fact that we are conscious (Explanation Quotes) I suppose the human race is doing the best it can but hells bells thats only an explanation its not an excuse (Explanation Quotes) Those with the most eloquent explanation for their aberrations are the least likely to get better (Explanation Quotes) What most needs explanation is not why some people are criminals, but why most people are not (Explanation Quotes) As a writer I’m not an explainer, really. I’m a narrator. I mistrust explanation (Explanation Quotes) To create a collection, you need a narrative - an explanation to tell the team (Explanation Quotes) There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless (Explanation Quotes)

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