Take that (not) Einstein!

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Anyone else kind of hate this “definition”? I’ve been hearing that shit my entire life, and I just can’t help but roll my eyes every time.

    • Hugin@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’s terrible, wrong, and out of context. Einstein was talking about quantum mechanics not mental health. He really didn’t like that at the quantum level results are random but follow a very spefic probability curve.

      He thought quantum mechanics would be able to achive classical physics like results. Where the only uncertainty was because of measurement error.

      quantum uncertainty is the most experimentaly proven theory in physics. So even in the context Einstein made the statement he was wrong.

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        2 months ago

        Einstein wasn’t talking about anything at all, since it’s a misattribution. Einstein never said that. Someone just stuck Einstein’s name in front of their own stupid garbage quote to make it sound smarter.

        • GeneralVincent@lemmy.world
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          “Einstein wasn’t talking about anything at all, since it’s a misattribution. Einstein never said that. Someone just stuck Einstein’s name in front of their own stupid garbage quote to make it sound smarter.” - Einstein, 2025