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|    The Starmaker to The Starmaker    |
|    Re: Theory determines what we observe. -    |
|    29 Apr 25 09:33:59    |
      XPost: sci.physics.relativity, sci.math       From: starmaker@ix.netcom.com              The Starmaker wrote:       >       > The Starmaker wrote:       > >       > > The Starmaker wrote:       > > >       > > > 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!!!!       > >       > > Here is another example of 'reading your theoriess into nature'...       > >       > > Albert Einstein said: "The most incomprehensible thing about the world       > > is that it is comprehensible".       > >       > > The "comprehensible" is another word for...'reading your theoriess into       > > nature'.       > >       > > So, Einstein gots his quote backwards. It should read: "The most       > > comprehensible thing about the world is that it is incomprehensible".       > >       > > Or: "The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems       > > pointless." -- Steven Weinberg.       >              In other words, "pointless" means the same thing as.."incomprehensible".                                                               --       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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