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That's kind of how I think of the goal of finding a grand unified theory in physics. It seems to me that if such a thing is ever found, it means there is some u
by BigZaphod 17y ago
That's kind of how I think of the goal of finding a grand unified theory in physics. It seems to me that if such a thing is ever found, it means there is some unifying and "correct" organization to the universe and that'd revolutionize a lot of stuff when the same ideas and structures are applied to all other fields. It'd be a huge win if this worked out - and not just for physics. In my warped and uninformed mind, the grand unified theory, the perfect programming model, P=NP, and countless other such edges of theory are all different facets of the same entity that we have yet to identify - assuming it even exists in an identifiable way in our reality.
- jeffcoat 17y agoExactly. One of the handy things about physics or math is that you can read a paragraph like your clever example above and immediately recognize it as a joke. The Sokal experiment demonstrates the dark alleys you'll head down once you lose that skill.