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> spent decades of effort on futile attempts to refute it. They did just the right thing trying to refute it. They did as much good as those who spent their ti
by galaxyLogic 5y ago
> spent decades of effort on futile attempts to refute it.
They did just the right thing trying to refute it. They did as much good as those who spent their time trying to prove it. That's how science works by trying to prove it and disprove it.
They didn't get the glory of being right but their work was very important to show that QM could not be proven wrong.
- hutzlibu 5y ago"They did as much good as those who spent their time trying to prove it. " There is value in trying to prove something is wrong - and then there is also fighting against new ideas with institutional power.