Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
NIELS BOHR
NIELS BOHR
Niels Bohr on science
“Accuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.”
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No paradox, no progress.
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Niels BohrNiels Bohr The present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr Oh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be.
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Niels BohrNiels Bohr No, no, you’re not thinking; you’re just being logical.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr It is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr In the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr The great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr A person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
Niels BohrNiels Bohr I go into the Upanishads to ask questions.
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