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quantum mechanics
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consciousness
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Bohr, N., Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature, Cambridge at the University Press, 1934, reprinted 1961. Google

Quotations
11 ;;Quote: observation breaks the connection between the past and future course of phenomena
11+;;Quote: quantum effects blur the distinction between phenomenon and observation; the basis for classical ideas of motion
97 ;;Quote: observation depends on coincidence in space and time, independent of a frame of reference; fundamental idea of relativity
98 ;;Quote: any ordering in space-time requires an exchange of energy and momentum between the observed and observer; thus breaking the measurement
98 ;;Quote: a sharp distinction between space and time is only possible when velocities are much lower than the speed of light
99 ;;Quote: space and time have meaning only if neglect interaction due to measurement; e.g., a blind man exploring a room with a stick
99 ;;Quote: personal identity and thinking is like particle and wave descriptions; in both cases, observation has an effect
103 ;;Quote: the atomic number, the number of electrons in a neutral atom, determines its physical and chemical properties
103+;;Quote: atomic numbers allow an understanding of nature as pure numbers
109 ;;Quote: can only employ probability for the occurrence of individual processes; free choice between stationary states; like radioactive decay
116 ;;Quote: freedom of will and causality are idealizations; both concern the relation between subject and object which forms the core of the problem of knowledge
119 ;;Quote: life and consciousness are inseparable
119+;;Quote: we are both onlookers and actors in the great drama of existence

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