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

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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'.



-- 
The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
and challenge the unchallengeable.

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