"Whether or not you can observe a..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed.
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“Common sense consists of those layers of prejudice laid down before the age of 18.”
“Let me tell you what I look like: pale face, long hair, and a tiny start of a paunch. In addition, an awkward gait, and a cigar in the mouth and a pen in pocket or hand.”
More on Theory
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More on Perception
“Imagination magnifies small objects with fantastic exaggeration until they fill our soul, and with bold insolence cuts down great things to its own size, as when speaking of God.”
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