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Re:Why Science Needs Metaphysics by vixen99 on Friday October 02, 2015 @10:14AM (#10318652)
Then we have the famous quote: "if you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don’t".

"What about a poll among 33 leading thinkers at a conference in Austria in 2011. This group of physicists, mathematicians and philosophers was given 16 multiple-choice questions about the meaning of the theory, and their answers displayed little consensus."

"One of the most telling questions in the Austrian poll was whether there will still be conferences about the meaning of quantum theory in 50 years time. Forty-eight percent said “probably yes”, only 15% said “probably no”. Twelve percent said “I’ll organize one no matter what”, but that’s academics for you."

From a BBC article by Philip Ball.

Re:Why Science Needs Metaphysics by jules on Friday October 02, 2015 @10:38AM (#10318829)
If you asked a group of 33 physicists, mathematicians and philosophers 16 multiple choice questions about number theory you would probably also not get much consensus. All that would prove is that physicists and philosophers and mathematicians who are not number theorists do not know much about number theory. Or that the questions are vague.