13 October 2007

What's the difference between theory and practice?

In theory they're the same.
In practice they're not.


(Overheard at work. Thanks Stephen!)

9 comments:

  1. Attributed to Albert Einstein: "In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, theory and practice are different."

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  2. Thanks Michael. I give Einstein credit for the thought, but I think Stephen said it better!

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  3. There's a professor that told us "there is no good theory if it is not practical"! I will add to this statement the fundamental of how you can choose a book and absorb it. Nevertheless, sometimes art exhibits fundamental characteristics that exceed science. It is a matter of choice between the pure acedemic and the project artwork. Under this spot, i think the answer is obvious. On the other hand, moving beyond science, to understand and explore the world and to find out nature's fairytale, i think it's awesome. Science related with senatorials has always been diplomatic!

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  4. Another take, written, I believe by Kurt Lewin: "There is nothing as practical as a good theory."

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  5. Don't kill such practices!!!

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  6. Also,

    Practice improves with practice.

    :)

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  7. Anonymous1/07/2009

    Theory is when everyone knows what they are doing and nothing works, Practice is when everything works and nobody knows why.

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  8. That's a great one!

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  9. Anonymous7/11/2009

    attributed to einstein too:
    Theory is when you know all and nothing works.
    Practice is when all works and nobody knows why.
    In this case we have put together theory and practice: nothing works... and nobody knows why!

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