Newtonian Physics |
Quantum Mechanics
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Can picture it |
Cannot picture it
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Based on ordinary sense perceptions |
Based on behavior of sub-atomic particles and systems not directly observable
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Describes things; individual objects in space and their changes in time |
Describes statistical behavior of systems
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Predicts events |
Predicts possibilities
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Assumes an objective reality 'out there' |
We cannot observe something without changing it
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Claims to be based on 'absolute truth'; the way that nature really is 'behind the scenes' |
Claims only to correlate experience correctly
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