“We only see shadows of reality. We shouldn't expect those shadows to behave sensibly.”

— Lawrence M. Krauss

Source: Paraphrased from a response to an audience questions at FREEOK 2013 Lawrence Krauss The Higgs and the Story of Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iPZNgzi9Aw

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