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Full Idea
The ordinary face and view of experience is many times satisfied by several theories and philosophies.
Gist of Idea
Many different theories will fit the observed facts
Source
Francis Bacon (The Advancement of Learning [1605], II.VIII.5)
Book Ref
Bacon,Francis: 'Advancement of Learning/New Atlantis' [OUP 1966], p.121
A Reaction
He gives as his example that the Copernican system and the Ptolemaic system both seem to satisfy all the facts. He wrote in 1605, just before Galileo's telescope. His point is regularly made in modern discussions. In this case, he was wrong!