Who won and why?
Why would Einstein assume that the God that Bohr believed in
was a “God who played dice?” Einstein, on the other hand seemed to have wanted
to be like a god form, proving that all had to have a reasoning that he understood
and wanted desperately to find that seemingly tangible reason of existence. As Einstein was battling with the fact of
probability and spent a good portion of his life attempting to prove that probability
should not have a foot in the function of physical state, but yet have an
absolute value to the end of the equation. He had trouble grasping and accepting
that individual events could not be predicted and only a probability could be
derived. In a letter to Bohr, Einstein did admit his attitude in physics was
unreasonable and also admitted that there was validity in Bohr’s statistical approach,
but yet his inability to accept probability and desire to obtain the magical equation
that would give him the absolute value.
Bohr in his admiration and understanding of Einstein and the
thought process understood of Einstein’s unwillingness to accept probability as
a solution to quantum theory. I do not know who is right at the end Bohr or
Einstein. I believe that Einstein reasoned a compromise in his reasoning for
himself as he knew his death was coming. Determining that Bohr’s Philosophy of
quantum theory is more of a transitional phase than the answer because Einstein
could not accept that quantum theory is not an absolute answer but a spectrum of
probable answers. Einstein’s hope was that someone would complete and find the
solution to his absolute answer.
On the other hand Einstein had a point not wanting to accept
Bohr’s theory, because it was based on probability being a possible answer. I
just learned that with probability we could adjust the table and circumstances
point in the direction we want them to be. In other words, we can work the
equation to say what we want it to say.
This is why Einstein was not too supportive of it, even though he was
partially part of leading to that conclusion.
Who won this debate? We don't know, Bohr did get Einstein to consider that quantum theory could be a stepping stone to what Einstein would consider a logical and clear conclusion.
Who won this debate? We don't know, Bohr did get Einstein to consider that quantum theory could be a stepping stone to what Einstein would consider a logical and clear conclusion.
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