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If we formulate the fundamental theory of nature in a timeless language, we have then the problem of recovering the familiar notion of time.

— Carlo Rovelli

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If we formulate the fundamental theory of nature in a timeless language, we have then the problem of recovering the familiar notion of time." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Carlo Rovelli

About Carlo Rovelli

Carlo Rovelli (born May 3, 1956) is an Italian physicist and cosmologist working in the field of quantum gravity. In 1988, Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin and Abhay Ashtekar introduced a theory of quantum gravity denoted loop quantum gravity.