A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.

  • -- Talcott Parsons 帕森斯

一个理论体系不仅陈述已经观察到的事实,而且还陈述与其他已经观察到的事实在逻辑上可以推断出的关系。

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Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.

以好奇心为主要动力的生物更喜欢积累事实,而不是偶尔停下来反思这些事实。

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

首先获得事实,然后你可以随意歪曲它们。