The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is rea…

Bertrand Russell
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The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2013). An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth, p.15, Routledge
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The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2013). An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth, p.15, Routledge

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