Donsen’s Law
Anon
The specialist learns more and more about less and less, until finally he knows everything about nothing; whereas the generalist learns less and less about more and more, until finally he knows nothing about everything.
Dunne’s Law
John Gregory Dunne
The territory behind rhetoric is too often mined with equivocation.
Durant’s Discovery
Will Durant
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and a clever thing to say.
Forrester’s Laws
Jay W. Forrester
1. In complicated situations, efforts to improve things often tend to make them worse, sometimes much worse, on occasions calamitous.
2. In a complex social system the obvious commonsense solution to a problem will turn out to be wrong most of the time.
Lynn’s Observation on Religious Belief
Richard Lynn
Clever people are atheists. Cleverer people aren’t.
Murdoch’s Law of Patent Protection
Editor
Patents give you the right to sue; they don’t give you the money to sue.
Pruett’s Law of Perversity
Jim Pruett
Things hate people.
Stendahl’s Laws of Interfaith Dialogue
Krister Stendahl
1. When you are trying to understand another religion, you should ask the adherents of that religion and not its enemies.
2. Don’t compare your best to their worst.
3. Leave room for ‘holy envy’.
The Rule of Accuracy
Anon
When working towards the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.
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