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Ideas for 'Plural Quantification', 'Nietzsche and Philosophy' and 'The Character of Physical Law'

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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics
Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman]
     Full Idea: I think I can safely say the nobody understands quantum mechanics.
     From: Richard P. Feynman (The Character of Physical Law [1965], 6)
     A reaction: It is really important that philosophers grasp this point!
27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space
We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares]
     Full Idea: Feynman claims that we should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces, which have positive length, width and depth.
     From: report of Richard P. Feynman (The Character of Physical Law [1965], p.166) by Edwin D. Mares - A Priori 06.7
     A reaction: The idea seems to be these are the minimum bits of space in which something can happen.