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It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.

Niels Bohr

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we say about nature.
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Learning Nature Theory Thinking Wrong
If you have a correct statement, then the opposite of a correct statement is of course an incorrect statement, a wrong statement. But when you have a deep truth, then the opposite of a deep truth may again be a deep truth.
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Philosophy Truth Wisdom Wrong Yourself
Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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Funny Joke Science Serious
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.
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Democracy Politics Secret Weapon
Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
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Science Support
I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
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Book Myself Religious
A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
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Funny Person Science Understand
We all know your idea is crazy. The question is whether it is crazy enough.
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Crazy Enough Genius Ideas Mad
When we measure something we are forcing an undetermined, undefined world to assume an experimental value. We are not measuring the world, we are creating it.
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Creation Force Science Value World
And anyone who thinks they can talk about quantum theory without feeling dizzy hasn’t yet understood the first thing about it.
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Feeling Talk Theory Thinking Understand
Physics is the belief that a simple and consistent description of nature is possible.
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Belief Nature Possible Simplicity
If an idea does not appear bizarre, there is no hope for it.
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Creativity Hope Ideas Inspirational Work
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
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Hope Progress Thinking Wonderful
In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
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Audience Existence Greatness Time
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
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Fake Science Truth Wisdom
A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
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Deep Science Truth Wisdom

It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.

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