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Unlike space-time theory, where there is substantial agreement about how to understand the best physics we have (General Relativity), quantum theory has always been a battleground of contention. Nothing one can say would command the assent of most physicists and philosophers.

— Tim Maudlin Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (2019)

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