The Opposite Of A Fact

A Physicist Visits A Colleague And Notices A Horseshoe Hanging On The Wall Above The Entrance. 'do You Really Believe That A Horseshoe Brings Luck?' He Asks. 'no,' Replies The Colleague, 'but I've Been Told That It Works Even If You Don't Believe In It.'

In Our Description Of Nature The Purpose Is Not To Disclose The Real Essence Of The Phenomena But Only To Track Down, So Far As It Is Possible, Relations Between The Manifold Aspects Of Our Experience.

We Are Trapped By Language To Such A Degree That Every Attempt To Formulate Insight Is A Play On Words.

When We Measure Something We Are Forcing An Undetermined, Undefined World To Assume An Experimental Value. We Are Not Measuring The World, We Are Creating It.

Of Course I Don't Believe In It [pointing To Horseshoe On His Office Wall]. But I Understand That It Brings You Luck Whether You Believe In It Or Not.