James_Miller comments on Rationality Quotes November 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 20 November 2014 05:31:22PM 3 points [-]

I find it entertaining that no matter how weird the deep scientific explanation is, that explanation can only be developed by scientists who have a naive sensory relationship with their instruments. They have to handle the instruments (or the computer controls) as though their hands and tools are made of solid stuff moving at easy-to-perceive speeds.

Comment author: DanielLC 21 November 2014 01:13:20AM 1 point [-]

That did cause some problems with quantum physics, when they assumed that their measuring equipment along with the scientists themselves weren't getting stuck in quantum superposition.