[MD] Uncertainty

[Ian Glendinning]

Just one objection Bo.
(apart from S/O being intellect's highest static good "so far")

You reminded us ..
"This experiment was made possible by the late
seventies and all proved Quantum Theory right."

(That experiment is also in the Lindley book BTW)

BUT - No experiment proves any theory right. Don't pull the
"besserwisser" stunt.

As you well know, it just proves the one hypothetical objection wrong
- as I correctly said he (they, EPR) didn't nail what the issue was in
that paper, and as you say, that was also eventually shown by
experiment. The LHC will be no different - just a lot more expensive
and dangerous ;-)

Einstein's concern was the problem with what QM said / says about
reality - not whether the mathematical theory is right. Need to be
careful - the Einstein / Bohr difference - in "similar" effects in
other fields of knowledge,not to confuse metaphor with any sameness of
"physical" reality. But, Einstein and Bohr were both concerned with
the metaphysical questions posed - I agree that is what is
interesting, the scientific theories less so.

Regards
Ian