Niels Bohr Quotes
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.
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Chance, Fortune, Luck, Probability
Future
Prediction, Predictions
Speculation
Uncertainty
Data Analysis
Forecasting
Risk Assessment
Unpredictability
Time Frame
Forecasting Challenges
Future Prediction
Future Uncertainty
Predictive Modeling
Trend Analysis
Uncertainty Principle
Unpredictable Future
Prediction Challenges
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He does not claim that a prediction may not coincidentally turn out to be accurate—just that the predictor has no certainty whatsoever and at best was guessing and at worse manipulating.
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.