“Matter is real to my senses, but they aren't trustworthy. If Galileo or Copernicus had accepted what they saw, they would never have discovered the movement of the earth and planets.”
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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and p. 59, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: p. 59
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This page records the wording "Matter is real to my senses, but they aren't trustworthy.…," which centers on matter, senses, trustworthy. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its science and creativity context.
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- Use "Matter is real to my senses, but they aren't trustworthy.…" in a science discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
- Compare its treatment of matter with senses in a lesson, essay, or editorial note before drawing a conclusion.
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