Albert Einstein Quotes About Quantum Theory
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Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world.
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Belief in an external world independent of the perceiving subject is the basis of all natural science.
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If [quantum theory] is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science.
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You believe in the God who plays dice, and I in complete law and order in a world that objectively exists, and which I, in a wildly speculative way, am trying to capture. ... Even the great initial success of the quantum theory does not make me believe in the fundamental dice-game, although I am well aware that our younger colleagues interpret this as a consequence of senility. No doubt the day will come when we will see whose instinctive attitude was the correct one.
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The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks
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I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details.
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One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
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I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky actions at a distance [spukhafte Fernwirkungen].
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God is subtle but he is not malicious.
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I like to think the moon is there even if I am not looking at it.
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On quantum theory I use up more brain grease (rough translation of German idiom) than on relativity.
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Albert Einstein
- Born: March 14, 1879
- Died: April 18, 1955
- Occupation: Theoretical Physicist