The problem with theories of everything is they predict nothing. Why do protons, neutrons, and electrons have the masses that they do? Because if they were different, then we wouldn't be here to measure them. If neutrons had a bit more mass, then they would be unstable and hydrogen fusion in stars wouldn't happen. If they were lighter, then stars would collapse into neutron stars without producing heavier elements like carbon and oxygen needed for life.
The theory of everything is that all possible universes exist and can be enumerated by their descriptions. Ours can be described by a few hundred bits. We can't completely test them, because that would require running a simulation of the universe on a computer inside the universe, which would violate Wolpert's theorem. Whatever unified theory describes our universe has two useful approximations: quantum mechanics when the gravitational constant G is approximated as 0, and general relativity when Planck's constant h is 0. The only time this matters is for Planck scale physics, which is really hard to test. The models described in the paper (which I admit I don't fully understand) reduces the description length of our universe by a few bits and suggests the existence of some particles and fields yet to be discovered. The author suggests they haven't been found yet because they may have very large masses, but the theory doesn't predict their values. It doesn't predict any other particle masses, for that matter. It does not explain why space has 3 dimensions. It does not explain why time has a direction, when both relativity and quantum mechanics are symmetric with respect to time. -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] On Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 8:46 AM John Rose via AGI <[email protected]> wrote: > On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 6:22 AM, Quan Tesla wrote: > > The key question it poses seems to be: What came first, geometry or number > theory? E8 argues for geometry. > > > Your saying that number theory relies on the dynamics of elementary > particles and forces outlined by the geometry of this structure: > https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.0770 > > *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* > / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + > participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + > delivery options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> > Permalink > <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T7ff992c51cca9e36-M6a167ee739b709858972ad75> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T7ff992c51cca9e36-M0bf89ff4e264bb5c6bf43342 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
