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In quantum mechanics there is a causing b. the equations do not stand outside that usual paradigm of physics. the real issue is that the kinds of things you predict in quantum mechanics are different from the kinds of things you predict using general relativity. quantum mechanics, that big, new, spectacular remarkable idea is that you only predict probabilities, the likelihood of one outcome or another. that's the new idea.
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In Quantum Mechanics There Is A Causing

Brian Greene
In quantum mechanics there is a causing b. the equations do not stand outside that usual paradigm of physics. the real issue is that the kinds of things you predict in quantum mechanics are different from the kinds of things you predict using general relativity. quantum mechanics, that big, new, spectacular remarkable idea is that you only predict probabilities, the likelihood of one outcome or another. that's the new idea.
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