A Quote by Edwin Powell Hubble

Observation always involves theory.

Edwin Powell Hubble

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Edwin Powell Hubble
American - Scientist
November 20, 1889 - September 28, 1953

Observation and theory get on best when they are mixed together, both helping one another in the pursuit of truth. It is a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in a theory until it has been confirmed by observation. I hope I shall not shock the experimental physicists too much if I add that it is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they have been confirmed by theory.

Arthur Eddington

If you can't think of an observation that could disprove a theory, that theory simply isn't scientific.

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Karl Popper

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It is clear that Economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science ... simply because it deals with quantities... As the complete theory of almost every other science involves the use of calculus, so we cannot have a true theory of Economics without its aid.

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observation of realities has never, to put it mildly, been one of the strengths of economic development theory.

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To be reverent is not just to be quiet. It involves an awareness of what is taking place. It involves a divine desire to learn and to be receptive to the promptings of the Spirit. It involves a striving to seek added light and knowledge.

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