Quantum computation is a distinctively new way of harnessing nature. It will be the first technology that allows useful tasks to be performed in collaboration between parallel universes.
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The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Most theories are dismissed due to poor explanations rather than failure in experiments.
David Deutsch highlights an important aspect of scientific inquiry, emphasizing that the rejection of theories is primarily due to their inability to provide satisfactory explanations of the phenomena they aim to describe. This implies that a good theoretical framework is crucial for the acceptance of scientific ideas, beyond just empirical validation through experiments.
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TheoryExplanationScienceExperimental TestsRejection
In practice
Example use cases
In a scientific debate, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of clear explanations in theory validation.
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