Quantum Theory Also Tells Us That The World Is Not Simply Objective; Somehow It's Something More Subtle Than That. In Some Sense It Is Veiled From Us, But It Has A Structure That We Can Understand. - SearchQuotes

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Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it's something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand.

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