Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch.3
Quotes from book
The Fabric of Reality
The Fabric of Reality is a 1997 book by the physicist David Deutsch. The text was initially published on August 1, 1997 by Viking Adult and Deutsch wrote a follow-up book entitled The Beginning of Infinity, which was published in 2011.
“Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense…”
The Fabric of Reality (1997)
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 1
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 6
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 13; commentary on the ideas of Thomas Kuhn, as presented in the book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 10
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Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 6
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“The quantum theory of parallel universes is not the problem, it is the solution.”
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 2
Context: The quantum theory of parallel universes is not the problem, it is the solution. It is not some troublesome, optional interpretation emerging from arcane theoretical considerations. It is the explanation—the only one that is tenable—of a remarkable and counter-intuitive reality.
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 1
Context: To say that prediction is the purpose of a scientific theory is to confuse means with ends. It is like saying that the purpose of a spaceship is to burn fuel. … Passing experimental tests is only one of many things a theory has to do to achieve the real purpose of science, which is to explain the world.
“Quantum computation is … nothing less than a distinctly new way of harnessing nature”
Source: The Fabric of Reality (1997), Ch. 9 : Quantum Computers
Context: Quantum computation is … nothing less than a distinctly new way of harnessing nature … It will be the first technology that allows useful tasks to be performed in collaboration between parallel universes, and then sharing the results.
