Quantum Mechanics (QM) is to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) what Newtonian mechanics is to Einsteinian relativity. QM remains useful in many domains - just as Newto

Quantum Mechanics (QM) is to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) what Newtonian mechanics is to Einsteinian relativity. QM remains useful in many domains - just as Newton does - but it’s not the fundamental framework. The Standard Model is built on QFT, not QM. We should be cautious about extracting philosophical conclusions from QM, just as we wouldn’t from Newton. The upshot is that QFT makes it much clearer that we’re working with mathematical models of reality, not direct representations of ontological truth. QM tends to blur that distinction, which contributes to the proliferation of divergent and often misleading interpretations.