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=== The Central Paradox === Here is the key quantum paradox: If two quantities are related in a certain way called "noncommuting", knowing one precludes knowing the other. Measuring one disturbs the system and ruins knowledge of the other. So it seems either: 1) Quantum theory does not fully describe reality OR 2) The two quantities cannot have simultaneous reality. But they devised a thought experiment that shows: If 1) is false, so is 2). This means quantum theory is incomplete in its description of reality.
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