>> If you tried the same thing with a multi-electron atom, you'd get answers which are slightly different from reality (or maybe not so slightly, depending on the atom)
Hmm. Well, ok. I stand corrected then.
>> Me neither, but I don't believe a theory can be "correct," it can only make correct predictions in all known circumstances. A theory can definitely be incorrect if it makes a wrong prediction.
Good point. And as far as giving correct predictions, modern quantum theory succeeds. But the insistance of some to attribute some sort of reality to probability and randomness, instead of seeing that it is just a necessary mathematical generalization in order to compensate for the fact that we simply can't factor in all of the variables involved is the biggest mistake made by many proponents of quantum theory.
