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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Science is objective. And in my view we cannot take any experimental results seriously except in the light of good explanations of them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Science relies on objective results but requires good explanations to be taken seriously.
David Deutsch emphasizes the importance of not just obtaining experimental results in science, but also understanding and explaining those results effectively. This quote highlights that objective data alone is insufficient; it must be contextualized with thorough explanations to truly inform and advance scientific knowledge.
Themes
ScienceObjectivityExplanationResultsExperimentation
In practice
Example use cases
In a scientific conference when discussing the need for thorough analysis of data.
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