We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A theory must be unconventional enough to have potential merit in quantum physics.
- In plain terms
- A crazy theory might be right if it is crazy enough.
- What can you take from it?
- Innovative ideas challenge norms.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is this idea crazy enough?
- What is too risky?
Another view
Most crazy theories are simply wrong.
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