Murray Gell-Mann

If we look at the way the universe behaves, quantum mechanics gives us fundamental, unavoidable indeterminacy, so that alternative histories of the universe can be assigned probability. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#assigned #behaves #fundamental #gives #histories

Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#disappointment #enthusiasm #even #followed #renewed

Now, what that means is that there is fundamental indeterminacy from quantum mechanics, but besides that there are other sources of effective indeterminacy. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

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Our planet doesn't seem to be the result of anything very special. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#our #our planet #planet #result #seem

Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they're seen by their gravitational effect. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#circumstances #detected #dim #effect #equipment

Sometimes the probabilities are very close to certainties, but they're never really certainties. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#close #never #probabilities #really #sometimes

The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#around #chaos #effects #fluctuations #happen

We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#delightful #driven #game #insatiable #our

Well, I don't like to get involved in these philosophical issues very much. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#i #involved #issues #like #much

When you think you're listening to several conversations at once, they tell me, you may really simply be time sharing - that is, listening a little bit to this one, a little bit to that one. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

#conversations #listening #little #little bit #may