Marcel ProustA work in which there are theories is like an object which still has its price-tag on.
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Theories are, by definition, tentative. They are not facts. They are not true. A theory without facts is worth nothing.
The “price-tag” is the way science refers to evidence. Theories are not facts. That is why they are called theories.
Source: Remembrance Of Things Past: Volume Iii The Captive, The Fugitive, & Time Regained
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