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I really wish we'd stop citing early quantum physicists as if they were prophets revealing wisdom from on high. A lot of what they said concerning the interpret
by jfengel 11mo ago
I really wish we'd stop citing early quantum physicists as if they were prophets revealing wisdom from on high. A lot of what they said concerning the interpretation of quantum mechanics was Just Plain Wrong.
That's no shade on them. They had a brand-new territory with jaw-dropping implications. It's no surprise that they didn't get everything right the first time.
But when I read "Try saying that to Niels Bohr’s face!", you're citing century-old ideas as if science stopped in 1927. A lot has happened in the mean time.