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The Theory of Theories

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by Michael

The Theory of Theories is that:

In the brain, everything is a theory.

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So, what kinds of theories can be found in the brain?

There are inherited theories.
There are learned theories.

There are current theories.
There are better theories.

There are genetic theories.
There are memetic theories.

There are unscientific theories.
There are scientific theories.

There are low-probability theories.
There are high-probability theories.

There are old theories.
There are new theories.

There are dormant theories.
There are dominant theories.

There are lazy theories.
There are busy theories.

There are simple theories.
There are complex theories.

There are vicious theories.
There are virtuous theories.

There are truthful theories.
There are untruthful theories.

There are dumb theories.
There are clever theories.

There are logical theories.
There are lateral theories.

There are popular theories.
There are secret theories.

There are convenient theories.
There are inconvenient theories.

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The Theory of Theories:

In the brain, everything is a theory.

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DFQ:
What other kinds of theories do you think there are?
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9 Responses to “The Theory of Theories”


  1. julian Says:

    positive & negative
    looking forward and looking back
    glass half full glass half empty
    share and build covert and shrink

  2. Ramon Rivas Says:

    the theories of life and the theories of dead

  3. hrobson Says:

    complex theories, obvious theories. all based on thinking.

  4. rogi Says:

    One theory that is missing from the list is the most obvious one: The Theory of Everything.

  5. Tricia Says:

    The most obvious one….there are theories about theories themselves!!!

  6. Ruk Says:

    The God theory and the Atheist theory

  7. philena Says:

    I think theories are infinite. There is no beginning or end to them.

  8. Mike Letendre Says:

    Even theories about theories, descisive theories and nondescisive theories, confused theories and absolute theories Best of all are the theories of life ever after.

  9. George Says:

    There are global-warming theories
    and global-warming skeptic theories.

    There are religious and supernatural theories.

    There are theological theories.
    There are evolution theories.