
COT-Classics Episode # 96
Christianity On Trial
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The Heisenberg Indeterminacy Principle
Heisenberg indeterminacy principle states that the observer, by merely observing, often alters the character of the data he is observing. Some philosophers use it as an argument against any absolute scientific laws or firm arguments for god's existence. But unless you first of all were able to make a distinction between yourself as observer and what you're observing, you could not even meaningfully discuss that principle. You would be like robert benchley who spent the entire term drawing the projection of his own eyelash on microscope slide.
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