The theory that the biosphere was created without evolution, a few thousand years ago, is ruled out by … - David Deutsch

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Some pianists seem to really remember the keys and not so much the notes they play. They want to learn until it's a physical habit that can be replicated. For pianists, this is much more of a problem than for other instruments, like the violin, where you actually have to think of the pitch.

David Deutsch

The theory that the biosphere was created without evolution, a few thousand years ago, is ruled out by overwhelming scientific evidence. To claim that there are 'alternative (always better) Biblical explanations of the same data', which make creationism a reasonable alternative to our best theories of biology and physics, is appalling intellectual dishonesty.

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To me quantum computation is a new and deeper and better way to understand the laws of physics, and hence understanding physical reality as a whole.

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Time travel may be achieved one day, or it may not. But if it is, it should not require any fundamental change in world-view, at least for those who broadly share the world view I am presenting in this book.

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The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests.

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