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Reminds me - what happened to the Church of String, I mean String theory? IIRC that was the ultimate "nothing can ever be tested, not even a tiniest part" theor

• ojnabieoot 6y ago
  This is very unfair to string theorists, who a) are almost universally honest about the empirical difficulties in their field, b) are reasonably exploring the possible theoretical options to hopefully create testable predictions for a future experiment/telescope (science is hard) c) have made major advances in mathematics, with important (and testable) applications outside of string theory I feel like you’re projecting the attitude of one sometimes unscrupulous scientist (Brian Greene) onto the entire field. Although laypeople’s fascination with string theory has died down it is still a vital and vibrant field.
  • intrasight 6y ago
    For me, part of the "Zen Anti-Interpretation of QM" is to accept that there will be theories that are untestable mathematical models of reality. Testable mathematically - but not with a big particle accelerator.