The Unity of Philosophy and Science in Quantum Physics
Experimental Metaphysics, Spacetime and the Nature of Reality
The metaphysicians of Tlon are not looking for truth, nor even for an approximation of it; they are after a kind of amazement. They consider metaphysics a branch of fantastic literature. Jorge Luis Borges
“I strongly hold that, if an idea fits with common sense, then scientifically it is almost certain to be false.” Lewis Wolpert
There is a huge hole at the center of our modern knowledge of the universe: quantum physics makes no sense. Although incredibly reliable (none of its predictions has ever been wrong) and precise, the meaning behind its mathematics is not. On the contrary, the reality it describes remains a mystery.
Richard Feynman, the ultimate physics insider who ought to know, admitted he had no clue:
“We can’t pretend to understand it since it affronts all our common sense notions.” (Richard Feynman, The Quotable Feynman, 2016)
There is no lack of trying to understand it. Over the last three decades, the plethora of interpretations about the meaning of quantum physics continues to expand (a non-exhaustive list can be found here).
