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“I'm a great believer in our ability to come up with the ideas necessary to solve the big questions. I have less confidence that we'll be able to find a consensus about which ones are right without experiment.” quote by Leonard Susskind
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“I'm a great believer in our ability to come up with the ideas necessary to solve the big questions. I have less confidence that we'll be able to find a consensus about which ones are right without experiment.”

Leonard Susskind

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Source Speech: Public Lecture, 2020

We trust our creativity to solve big problems, yet lack consensus without experimental validation.

In simple terms: Ideas are abundant, but agreement needs testing.

Key Takeaway

Test ideas before accepting them.

Themes

science creativity consensus

Mood

analytical optimistic

Type

philosophical inspirational

When to use this quote

  • research labs
  • policy making
  • technology development

Key Concepts

philosophy of science epistemology

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can we improve consensus?
  • What role does experimentation play?
A Different Perspective

Consensus may form without experiments in some fields.

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