Ideas from 'The Sign of Four' by Arthur Conan Doyle [1890], by Theme Structure

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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird
                        Full Idea: When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
                        From: Arthur Conan Doyle (The Sign of Four [1890], Ch. 6)
                        A reaction: A beautiful statement, by Sherlock Holmes, of Eliminative Induction. It is obviously not true, of course. Many options may still face you after you have eliminated what is actually impossible.