Robin W. G. Horton

"The fewer the facts, the more numerous the theories."

—Robin W. G. Horton (1932-2019)

"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."

—Robin W. G. Horton (1932-2019)

"To say of the traditional African thinker that he is interested in supernatural rather than natural causes makes little more sense... than to say of the physicist that he is interested in nuclear rather than natural causes. In fact, both are making the same use of theory to transcend the limited vision of natural causes provided by common sense."

—Robin W. G. Horton (1932-2019)

"It wasn't hard to do. That's my salvation."

—Robin W. G. Horton (1932-2019)