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It Must Be Conceded That A Theory Has An Important Advantage If Its Basic Concepts And Fundamental Hypotheses Are 'close To Experience,' And Greater Confidence In Such A Theory Is Certainly Justified. There Is Less Danger Of Going Completely Astray, Particularly Since It Takes So Much Less Time And Effort To Disprove Such Theories By Experience. Yet More And More, As The Depth Of Our Knowledge Increases, We Must Give Up This Advantage In Our Quest For Logical Simplicity In The Foundations Of Physical Theory.

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Albert Einstein

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It Must Be Conceded That A Theory Has An Important Advantage If Its Basic Concepts And Fundamental Hypotheses Are 'close To Experience,' And Greater Confidence In Such A Theory Is Certainly Justified. There Is Less Danger Of Going Completely Astray, Particularly Since It Takes So Much Less Time And Effort To Disprove Such Theories By Experience. Yet More And More, As The Depth Of Our Knowledge Increases, We Must Give Up This Advantage In Our Quest For Logical Simplicity In The Foundations Of Physical Theory.

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Scarcely Anyone Who Comprehends This Theory Can Escape Its Magic.

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If There Is Any Religion That Could Respond To The Needs Of Modern Science, It Would Be Buddhism.

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