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a complete knowledge of the past involves a self-con- 

 tradiction." 



It is only through a quantum action that the outside 

 world can interact with ourselves and knowledge of it 

 can reach our minds. A quantum action may be the 

 means of revealing to us some fact about Nature, but 

 simultaneously a fresh unknown is implanted in the womb 

 of Time. An addition to knowledge is won at the ex- 

 pense of an addition to ignorance. It is hard to empty 

 the well of Truth with a leaky bucket. 



