It is true that we must not accept a theory on the basis of emotional preference but it is not an emotional preference to attempt to establish a theory that would place us in a position to obtain a complete understanding of the Universe. The stakes are high, and win or lose, are worth playing for.


Frontiers of Astronomy, Epilogue (pp. 354-355), Harper & Row, Publishers. 1955

Robin W. G. Horton Quotes

It is true that we must not accept a theory on the basis of emotional preference but it is not an emotional preference to attempt to establish a...

It is true that we must not accept a theory on the basis of emotional preference but it is not an emotional preference to attempt to establish a...

It is true that we must not accept a theory on the basis of emotional preference but it is not an emotional preference to attempt to establish a...

It is true that we must not accept a theory on the basis of emotional preference but it is not an emotional preference to attempt to establish a...