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Be Nervous About Unobservable Theoretical Constructs

Physics is an empirical science, and one should be nervous when introducing into a theory mathematical things that in principle cannot be detected or empirically confirmed; if the very laws you trust always frustrate confirmation of something, it may be a signal you are thinking wrong, as with position and velocity in quantum mechanics.

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Speaker

Leonard Susskind

Evidence Quote

I get very troubled when we put mathematical things into a theory that, in principle, can't be detected

Source

45 | Leonard Susskind on Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, and HolographySean Carroll's Mindscape
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:10:07 AM

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