Well, a proposed model should firstly match or exceed the explanatory power of current models. Until that bar is met, any such model is more in pursuit of beau

Well, a proposed model should firstly match or exceed the explanatory power of current models. Until that bar is met, any such model is more in pursuit of beauty and pure mathematics than physics. Lastly while mathematical beauty and intuitive elegance is generally a good rule of thumb, reality need not conform to our human sense of aesthetics.