Thought experiment

Thought experiments are mental concepts or hypotheses, often resembling riddles, which are used by philosophers and scientists as simple ways of

A weird thought experiment has shaken up the world of quantum physics by calling into question our assumptions about how the world works.

From "Thompson's violinist" to the "Experience Machine," these thought experiments will throw your mind for a loop.

If its assumptions are correct, the controversial thought experiment could force us to revise what we thought we knew about quantum mechanics.

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This rice experiment is proof the power of positivity alters our reality and conversely, the power of negative thinking. See scientific proof