Antony Flew Quotes
It has become inordinately difficult even to begin to think about constructing a naturalistic theory of the evolution of that first reproducing organism.
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself.
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Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
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The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.
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The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation.
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I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.
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I'm a bit of a romantic. In theory!
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All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.
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I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success.
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I'm going through an evolution. I'm completely cleaning out my closet. I'm purging, because I saw that show 'Hoarders.' I had a sweatshirt from sixth grade, and I'm going, 'Why do I hold on to this?'
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The most beautiful fate of a physical theory is to point the way to the establishment of a more inclusive theory, in which it lives on as a limiting case.
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The theory of our modern technic shows that nothing is as practical as theory.
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Einstein, in the special theory of relativity, proved that different observers, in different states of motion, see different realities.
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We're going to need a definitive quantum theory of gravity, which is part of a grand unified theory - it's the main missing piece.
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The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great.
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Why is it so painful to watch a person sink? Because there is something unnatural in it, for nature demands personal progress, evolution, and every backward step means wasted energy.
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It has actually become very necessary in our time to rebut the theory that every firm and serious friendship is really homosexual.
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I am not at all convinced that human emissions of CO2 are adding to global warming.... I remain to be convinced about the theory of anthropogenic global warming.
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You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.
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Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.
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It has become inordinately difficult even to begin to think about constructing a naturalistic theory of the evolution of that first reproducing organism.
