
#57 David Deutsch - The Multiverse is Real
Within Reason
Questioning Dogmatic Enforcements in Physics
Challenging the dogmatic enforcement of quantum theory's interpretations, the speaker highlights the importance of questioning the outcomes and the insistence on understanding quantum theory solely through how we see the world, rather than as a theory of the world itself. The narrative expands to suggest that this dogmatism in physics may have roots in the past where certain questions were discouraged, potentially due to the influence of positivism. Drawing a parallel to relativity, the early influences of positivist thinkers like Marc Ernst Marc on Einstein's work in relativity are mentioned, emphasizing the shift towards focusing on observable phenomena rather than theoretical constructs.
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