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    Theory of Omniscience (ToO)?

    Was Einstein right or wrong in saying:
    "If you can't explain it to your grandmother, you don't understand it."?
    (George Berkeley, 1710) ... lay the beginning in a distinct explication of what is meant by thing, reality, existence: for in vain shall we dispute concerning the real existence of things, or pretend to any knowledge thereof, so long as we have not fixed the meaning of those words.

    "All things come out of the one and the one out of all things." - Heraclitus
    "Reality is an illusion - albeit a persistent one." - Einstein
    "Particles give me a headache." - Ibid

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    Smile Re: Theory of Omniscience (ToO)?

    Many thanks RP.Eınsteın was correct.a chıld or your grandmother should be able to understand the realıty of lıfe.after all are they not both Absolutely (ınvolved) ın ıt?



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    Re: Theory of Omniscience (ToO)?

    Well, I presume that the statement means that you should be able to explain it to your grandmother so that she can understand it!

    I don't agree with the statement. For example, I don't believe that some theories can be explained in such laymans' terms. There are many popular books out about, say, relativity, but I would hazard a guess that there are people out there who could read the book and not understand the theory.
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    If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day - John A. Wheeler.

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    Re: Theory of Omniscience (ToO)?

    Relatively speaking, I think an absolute understanding of Einstein's Relativity is impossible. Did Einstein even understand the implications of his own theories?

    As for simplicity, though, I think Newton had one up on Einstein; or, further, letting your grandmother be satisfied with the theory of baking cookies would suffice.


 

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