ThePan comments on Can You Prove Two Particles Are Identical? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ThePan 16 October 2010 06:03:18PM 0 points [-]

Yes, but isn't that what this hypothetical philosopher ought to be arguing, if he is not already. That it is entirely possible that new things will be discovered that break this well tested theory, therefore you cannot say that you have proven these particles to be identical, merely that as best we know currently, if our theories are correct, then they are identical.