Section / Introduction
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. I have often reflected upon the curious incidents that transpire in our fair city, each thread a mystery of human intrigue and folly.
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. I have often reflected upon the curious incidents that transpire in our fair city, each thread a mystery of human intrigue and folly.
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. I have often reflected upon the curious incidents that transpire in our fair city, each thread a mystery of human intrigue and folly.
