Re: Theory determines what we observe. --Albert Einstein

On Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:12:43 +0000, Physfitfreak wrote:

On 4/20/25 1:28 PM, J. J. Lodder wrote:

The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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"Theory determines what we observe." --Albert Einstein

Nothing could be more wrong.
What we observe updates theory.
Provided we are honest and truthful, detailed and comprehensive, not
blinded by current theory.
In other words hobbyists find and declare what is what. Careerists
repeat them.

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"Physics and Reality" (1936) ˆ 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."

No wonder future generations will hold Einstein as the most successful
bullshitter in human history. Still going on, globally, on the top
institutional scale, Einstein's bullshitting.

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Now, let me explain what are one of the things that could mean...

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It is a reply to Heisenberg.
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Werner Heisenberg said, "We have to remember that what we observe is not
nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning."
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Reasonable.

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With quantum mechanics the supposedly straightforward relation
between experiment and 'reality' has been lost.

Because just as relativity is depravity quantum is bunkum.
Follow Arindam.
Woof woof
Bertietaylor

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Jan
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That's loose talk from begin to end.
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Either you don't know how to carefully extract Heisenberg's note from
the context, or your Heisenberg himself was making loose nonsense talk.
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The nature "exposed to our method of questioning" is also "nature in
itself" of course!.. Does it need a Physfit's dick to clarify it?
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Silly woman!

No woman is as pigheaded as this Lodder, a male Dutch.
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