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Events Do Not Happen; They Are Just There, And We Come Across Them.

I Ask You To Look Both Ways. For The Road To A Knowledge Of The Stars Leads Through The Atom; And Important Knowledge Of The Atom Has Been Reached Through The Stars.

It Is Also A Good Rule Not To Put Overmuch Confidence In The Observational Results That Are Put Forward Until They Are Confirmed By Theory.

Don't Believe The Results Of Experiments Until They're Confirmed By Theory.

Philosophically, The Notion Of A Beginning Of The Present Order Of Nature Is Repugnant To Me ... I Should Like To Find A Genuine Loophole.