Who said "The world is older than our theories about it."?

This quote is attributed to Kripke, Saul.

The world is older than our theories about it. - Kripke, Saul

"The world is older than our theories about it."

Kripke, Saul

Philosopher-Logician American Born 1940 (age 86)

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