We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.

Quote by Niels Bohr

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Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.

Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is...

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is...

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet,...

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet,...

Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand....

Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand....

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may...

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may...

Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.

Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made,...

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made,...

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made,...

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made,...

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is...

We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is...

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how...

It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how...

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Einstein, stop telling God what to do!

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of...

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of...

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.

If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.

There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.

There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.

If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows...

If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows...

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to...

Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to...