On Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 7:32:43 AM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 7:29 AM Bruce Kellett <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > *> Has Carroll forgotten about effective theories? Even QFT is just an >> "effective theory". We use classical approximations to quantum mechanics >> because they work -- not for ideological or philosophical reasons.* >> > > Read the book, Carroll devote several chapters to those exact topics. > > John k Clark >
I doubt Sean has any better "approach" that combines QM and GR than any of the many others. But if you go on a well-marketed book tour with a well-written book (and fiction can be well-written) then you gan get the science-interested public to think that it is the best approach that exists today. @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/c6f6f659-d9db-4062-a9c4-a72323a82724%40googlegroups.com.
