"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
— Niels Bohr

January 1, 1970

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There are many slight variants on this remark: — We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough. — We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough to be have a chance of being correct. — We in the back are convinced your theory is crazy. But what divides us is whether it is crazy enough. — Your theory is crazy, the question is whether it's crazy enough to be true. — Yes, I think that your theory is