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Leonard Susskind: Richard Feynman and Intuitive Visualization vs Rigorous Mathematics

  • Individuals are expected to develop an ability to think in quantum mechanical terms more easily than classically through familiarity with counterintuitive concepts like quantum mechanics and general relativity.
  • Predictions indicate that while humans will develop new intuitions and rewire their brains to handle advanced physics, they will never become completely comfortable with these concepts to the extent that they feel absolutely natural.
  • It is forecasted that hypothetical creatures existing in a two-dimensional space would likely perceive three-dimensional space analogously to how humans imagine four dimensions, relying on mathematics, equations, and tricks rather than innate intuition.