Re:Did Einstein say that? (2018)
by sprak on Friday July 22, 2022 @08:44AM
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It is surprising to me that the quote:
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
is from 1983 and not from Einstein. It fits so well as a (misguided) critique of quantum physics. The double slits experiment is indeed to do the same thing again and again, expecting different results.
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This has actually been traced back further to narcotics anonymous literature from 1981: http://www.nauca.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1981-11-Basic... .
It's likely that Rita Mae Brown was paraphrasing the literature in her novel.
End of p.11, para.5.
That isn’t the definition of insanity though. Just check any dictionary.
Re:Did Einstein say that? (2018)
by I_complete_me on Saturday July 23, 2022 @11:52AM
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To save you time I checked up the definition of "definition" (Wordnik dictionary)
1. A statement of the meaning of a word, phrase, or term, as in a dictionary entry.
2. A statement or description of the fundamental character or scope of something.
3. The act or process of stating a precise meaning or significance; formulation of a meaning.
So, it could be the definition of insanity. Just not the dictionary definition. YW.