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Entries by Victor Stenger from 11/2012

We Must Do More Than Think. We Must Observe

| Posted 11.09.2012 | Science
Read More: Democritus, History of Science, Scientific Method, Lucretius, Atoms, Richard Feynman, Philosophy of Science, Physicists, Physics Philosophy, Physics, Particle Physics, Science News

A logical deduction can tell you nothing that is not already embedded in its premises. All a logical deduction does is enable you to determine whether or not some conclusion is consistent with some set of premises.

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Particles Are for Real

| Posted 11.23.2012 | Science
Read More: Quantum Fields, Quantum Physics, Philosophy, Particle Physics, Physics, Science News

A common conception exists among today's theoretical physicists. That is, the symbols that appear in their mathematical equations represent "true reality" while our observations, which always look like localized particles, are just the way in which that reality manifests itself.

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