Carolina QuotesIf I had to confess, under torture, right now, what I think the simple idea is, I would say it's that we ourselves generate the world; the world is self-generated. But it may well be absolutely wrong.
John Archibald Wheeler Connected to the Carolinas
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from a transcript of the video interview "Understanding Relativity," published at webofstories.com
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“If I had to confess, under torture, right now, what I think …” John Archibald Wheeler. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-02123C49F1. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/02123c49f1
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