It is impossible to trap modern physics into predicting anything with perfect determinism because it deals with probabilities from the outset.
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Shuffling is the only thing which Nature cannot undo.
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We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind put into nature.
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Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight.
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Who will observe the observers?
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It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.
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