Not exactly. At least I don’t think. Einstein didn’t believe in quantum mechanics at all, or that it was inherently random until measured. Bohr said it was, but I don’t think he necessarily equated conscious observation with measurement. Einstein believed there must be hidden variables, but if there are, they’re non-local.
So, really the problem was about Einstein saying that if Bohr is right then there is information moving faster than the speed of light. Einstein wasn’t saying that he didn’t believe it, but rather if true, then it violated the speed of light in a vacuum. Bohr seemed to actually not understand what Einstein was trying to say, so he interpreted it as Einstein trying to tell him he was wrong.
Not exactly. At least I don’t think. Einstein didn’t believe in quantum mechanics at all, or that it was inherently random until measured. Bohr said it was, but I don’t think he necessarily equated conscious observation with measurement. Einstein believed there must be hidden variables, but if there are, they’re non-local.
So, really the problem was about Einstein saying that if Bohr is right then there is information moving faster than the speed of light. Einstein wasn’t saying that he didn’t believe it, but rather if true, then it violated the speed of light in a vacuum. Bohr seemed to actually not understand what Einstein was trying to say, so he interpreted it as Einstein trying to tell him he was wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIk_0AW5hFU
I think you’re right that Einstein’s instincts wanted QM to be wrong, but he couldn’t argue with the math and experimental results.