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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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Leonard SusskindEvidence 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 Holography— Sean Carroll's MindscapeCreated: 6/13/2026, 12:10:07 AM
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