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Julian Barbour [5]
Theoretical physicist; Author, The Janus Point
Theoretical physicist; author of The Frame Of Mind.

"As a theoretical physicist, the interpretation of quantum mechanics and the nature of time are what occupy me most, but, as a mystified sentient being, I should like to ask the child's question: Are the most remarkable things in life ÷ sights, sounds, colors, tastes ÷ really just subjective epiphenomena with no role or significance in the 'objective' world?"

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