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eric weinstein said that witten is the dark lord of string theory; scotching any advance in theoretical physics.
by raffael_de 9mo ago
eric weinstein said that witten is the dark lord of string theory; scotching any advance in theoretical physics.
- A_D_E_P_T 9mo agoHasn't stopped Weinstein from publishing. That nobody takes him seriously isn't Witten's fault. At least... not directly. Witten just happens to be very rigorous and a very gifted mathematician, so he sets a high bar for the rest of the field.
- prof-dr-ir 9mo agoYes, and RFK Jr. says certain vaccines have never worked. I guess what I want to convey is how sad your comment makes me. What went wrong that makes you, and anyone really, trust that man's opinion on physics? Here is a cynical but overall rather accurate takedown of Mr. Weinstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUr4Tb8uy-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUr4Tb8uy-Q