Yes, I agree you can formulate the realist ideas, because the observer is nothing special at all. And I also think this is how the world works. But from an expe

Yes, I agree you can formulate the realist ideas, because the observer is nothing special at all. And I also think this is how the world works. But from an experimental verification point of view I think you really need a model for what the brain does to say you understand how a measurement is made. What is a theory without verification? Granted his quote used the word formulate, but I interpret the comment as referring to not just writing some rules but also having some justification for them.