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|    Re: Theory determines what we observe. -    |
|    22 Apr 25 07:03:02    |
      XPost: sci.physics.relativity       From: starmaker@ix.netcom.com              The Starmaker wrote:       >       > The Starmaker wrote:       > >       > > "Theory determines what we observe." --Albert Einstein       > >       > > "Physics and Reality" (1936) – an essay published in the Journal of the       > > Franklin Institute.       > > In it, Einstein says:       > > "Whether you can observe a thing or not depends on the theory which you       > > use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed."       > >       > > Now, let me explain what are one of the things that could mean...       > >       > > LSD determines what we observe.       > >       > > It is the Purple Haze which decides what can be observed.       >       > Orange Sunshine?       >       > "Theory determines what we observe." --Albert Einstein       >       > That means, all your theories are just...what You 'read into it'.              In other words, your theories are theories you read 'into' nature rather       than read it out of nature.                     In other words, YOU JUST FUCKING MADE IT UP!!!!                                   --       The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,       to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable,       and challenge the unchallengeable.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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