Quantum Theories Are Just MIRACLES! (But not this one) David Deutsch - #510

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

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🗓️ 23 August 2025

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Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 David Deutsch just exposed something shocking about modern science. Most quantum theories aren't actually science at all. They're just miracles disguised as explanations. When you ask how quantum entanglement works, most interpretations by popular scientists basically reduce to "magic happens." That's not science, that's giving up on our understanding of reality. David Deutsch is a quantum physicist at Oxford, a pioneer in quantum computing, and one of the most important theoretical physicists alive. He argues that only the many-worlds theory actually explains what's happening in quantum experiments instead of just accepting it as a mystery never to be explained. This conversation reveals why modern physics has abandoned its core mission. Key Takeaways: 00:02:15 – David Deutsch introduces the idea that infinity is not just a mathematical abstraction but a physical reality. 00:06:42 – He emphasizes that understanding infinity is central to progress in both science and philosophy. 00:11:03 – Discussion on how infinity challenges human intuition and traditional explanations. 00:18:29 – Deutsch argues that good explanations must account for infinity, not avoid it. 00:23:51 – He contrasts finite vs. infinite models of the universe. 00:30:14 – Infinity as an unavoidable aspect of quantum mechanics and the multiverse. 00:37:40 – Practical implications: infinity changes how we view knowledge, discovery, and human progress. 00:45:22 – He warns against simplistic or “bad” explanations that ignore infinite possibilities. 00:53:09 – Closing: infinity should be embraced as part of reality, not feared or reduced. - Additional resources: Buy David Deutsch’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359 - Join this channel to get access to perks like monthly Office Hours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 📚 Get a copy of my books: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, with life changing interviews with 9 Nobel Prizewinners: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu My tell-all cosmic memoir Losing the Nobel Prize: http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA The first-ever audiobook from Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un 📺 Watch my most popular videos:📺 Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw Follow me to ask questions of my guests: 🏄‍♂️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Join my mailing list; just click here http://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Detailed Blog posts here: https://briankeating.com/blog 🎙️ Listen on audio-only platforms: https://briankeating.com/podcast #universe #podcast #briankeating #intotheimpossible #science #astronomy #cosmology #cosmicmicrowavebackground #intotheimpossible #briankeating #daviddeutsch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	David Deutsch just exposed something shocking about modern science.
0:03.6	Most quantum theories aren't actually science at all.
0:06.1	They're just miracles disguised as explanations.
0:08.9	Rival interpretations that deny quantum theory will just say there is a collapse of the wave
0:14.3	function that it instantaneously occurs faster than the speed of light.
0:18.5	And there is no theory of why that happens, but it does happen.
0:21.5	When you ask our quantum entanglement works, most interpretations by popular scientists, they basically
0:26.4	reduce to magic happens. That's not science. That's giving up on our understanding of reality.
0:31.5	David Doidge is a quantum physicist at Oxford, a pioneer in quantum computing, and one of the most
0:35.9	important theoretical physicist alive.
0:38.4	He argues that only many worlds theory actually explains what's happening in quantum experiments
0:42.7	instead of just accepting it as a mystery, never to be explained. This conversation reveals
0:47.7	when modern physics has abandoned its core mission. David Deutsch, welcome to the Into the Impossible
0:52.5	Podcast. You're perhaps the most requested guest in history that I have not had a chance to have on. So thank you so much. Thanks for having me. Love your writing. I love your thinking. And we have a lot to talk about. We'll run out of time before we run out of topics. But the first thing I love to do on this podcast is to do what you're not supposed to do, which is to judge a book by its cover.
1:11.9	And one of the most impactful books in my life, my thinking was the beginning of infinity,
1:15.9	is the beginning of infinity. It continues to mesmerize and continues to be more relevant.
1:21.0	It's kind of odd. I used to tell my friends and so forth that I hope my books become irrelevant
1:26.2	soon after they're written, but
1:27.6	yours seem to get more relevant. So I thought you'd help us judge the book by its cover,
1:32.0	that the title of the book, the subtitle of the book, and the cover illustration will put it up
1:36.9	on screen for those that are listening or watching. You can find it on the YouTube channel.
1:42.0	But David, take us through the book's origin story of its title and subtitle.
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