Interpretations of quantum theory: A map of madness

Re:Interpretations of quantum theory: A map of madness by marcosdumay on Thursday September 17, 2015 @09:05PM (#10237000)

Hum, the "shut-up and calculate" idea is that the theory works, people've tested it. Now you either use it, or go find empirical flaws, so people can improve the theory. But thinking about the reasons your math looks like that has no use, unless you get something with observable consequences, don't waste the time.

There's nothing in it about math being a perfect language, or experiments not being necessary.

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Re:Interpretations of quantum theory: A map of madness by ThomPete on Friday September 18, 2015 @07:15AM (#10238504)

Yes thats we have scientist and mathematicians for. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try and also see if we can put it in different perspectives that help us understand the field.

If you want to shut-up and calculate by all means. That doesn't mean I or others have to. After all we are humans.

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Re:Interpretations of quantum theory: A map of madness by marcosdumay on Friday September 18, 2015 @09:13AM (#10238958)

No, I don't want you to follow it. In fact, my personal ideas are a bit different too.

But it is the most usual approach (or, at least, almost everybody works under it almost all the time - but people may identify with somehting else), and the article didn't make a good claim for why we shouldn't just shut-up and calculate.

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Re:Interpretations of quantum theory: A map of madness by ThomPete on Friday September 18, 2015 @10:40AM (#10239442)

Thats a completely fair point, however I wasn't basing it on this alone :)

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