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Think Like Reality - LessWrong 2.0

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  • May 2, 2007
  • #Psychology
Eliezer Yudkowsky
@ESYudkowsky
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www.lesswrong.com
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Whenever I hear someone describe quantum physics as "weird" - whenever I hear someone bewailing the mysterious effects of observation on the observed, or the bizarre existence of no... Show More

Whenever I hear someone describe quantum physics as "weird" - whenever I hear
someone bewailing the mysterious effects of observation on the observed, or the
bizarre existence of nonlocal correlations, or the incredible impossibility of
knowing position and momentum at the same time - then I think to myself: This
person will never understand physics no matter how many books they read.

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Kevin Simler @KevinSimler · Jul 29, 2015
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Along the same lines, I like this quote: "Surprise is the measure of a poor hypothesis."
Naval Ravikant @naval · Jul 30, 2015
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Great read. "Quantum physics is not "weird". You are weird."
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