Quantum mechanics is bewildering, involving probabilities and breaking the link between cause and effect. It gives particles that are waves, cats both alive and dead, and spooky weirdness.
The myth surrounding the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, where Niels Bohr is said to have browbeaten Einstein into submission, is explored in the book Quantum Drama.
Scientific myths, like the one around the Copenhagen interpretation, are persistent and require effort to uphold, persisting with plausible reasons for their endurance.
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