David Quammen Quotes

[Theory Is] An Explanation That Has Been Confirmed To Such A Degree, By Observation And Experiment, That Knowledgeable Experts Accept It As Fact. That's What Scientists Mean When They Talk About A Theory: Not A Dreamy And Unreliable Speculation, But An Explanatory Statement That Fits The Evidence. They Embrace Such An Explanation Confidently But Provisionally - Taking It As Their Best Available View Of Reality, At Least Unil Some Severely Conflicting Data Or Some Better Explanation Might Come Along.

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