>String theory is indeed not universally accepted as a cosmology, but it does >appear to be the best model we have _at present_ in terms of unifying physics >on the very large scale (the whole of the universe as actually observed) and >the very small scale (particle physics and quantum effects). Maybe something >better will come along - but, if it does, it will need to explain the results >of observations we are able to make, and experiments we are able to carry >out, at least as well as string theory does. > >
my problem with string theory is that it seems to be an exercise in creating an incredibly complex set of mathmatics which has very little basis in reality, but can be twisted to model various observed phenomena, without actually explaining anything. now, far be it for me to pretend to actually understand more than the most superficial aspects of it, but every time I try to delve into any of it, I'm reminded of the monty python speech about the 'holy hand grenade', shortly before I glaze over. _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
