Your Theory Is Crazy, But It's Not

In Physics We Deal With States Of Affairs Much Simpler Than Those Of Psychology And Yet We Again And Again Learn That Our Task Is Not To Investigate The Essence Of Things-we Do Not At All Know What This Would Mean&mash;but To Develop Those Concepts That Allow Us To Speak With Each Other About The Events Of Nature In A Fruitful Manner.

A Visitor To Niels Bohr's Country Cottage, Noticing A Horseshoe Hanging On The Wall, Teasing The Eminent Scientist About This Ancient Superstition. "can It Be True That You, Of All People, Believe It Will Bring You Luck?' 'of Course Not,' Replied Bohr, 'but I Understand It Brings You Luck Whether You Believe It Or Not.'

There Is No Hope For Any Speculation That Does Not Look Absurd At First Glance.

If Quantum Mechanics Hasn't Profoundly Shocked You, You Haven't Understood It Yet.

How Wonderful That We Have Met With A Paradox. Now We Have Some Hope Of Making Progress.