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| + | When a new theory is thought up, the theorists will usually supply some predictions, measurable by experimental physicists. But in fact this theory still does not have any prove. | ||
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| + | [[Randall]] is unimpressed with string theorists. The string theory did not provide any ''useful'' new knowledge to engineering science as the quantum physics has, and lacks the imagination-stirring philosophical implications, that the general population associates with other fields — for example, quantum scientists have many proved predictions like the tunnel effect, used by modern electronic devices, and relativity is relevant to modern systems like {{w|GPS}} navigation, but string theory hasn't reached that stage yet. | ||
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| + | At the title text Randall resumes, you can claim anything, and you always get people following you. | ||
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Revision as of 21:18, 29 July 2013
| String Theory |
 Title text: This works on pretty much every level. |
Explanation
The String theory is a theory in theoretical physics for explaining how the universe works. A theory trying to explain everything belonging to our universe.
When a new theory is thought up, the theorists will usually supply some predictions, measurable by experimental physicists. But in fact this theory still does not have any prove.
Randall is unimpressed with string theorists. The string theory did not provide any useful new knowledge to engineering science as the quantum physics has, and lacks the imagination-stirring philosophical implications, that the general population associates with other fields — for example, quantum scientists have many proved predictions like the tunnel effect, used by modern electronic devices, and relativity is relevant to modern systems like GPS navigation, but string theory hasn't reached that stage yet.
At the title text Randall resumes, you can claim anything, and you always get people following you.
Transcript
- String Theory summarized:
- Cueball: I just had an awesome idea. Suppose all matter and energy is made of tiny, vibrating "strings".
- Friend: Okay. What would that imply?
- Cueball: I dunno.
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It should be noted that positive predictions are not sound scientific methodology. "If X, then Y will happen" doesn't prove X, because W and Q may also cause Y. You need falsifiability, the ability to disprove your model if it's wrong, in order to produce even a sound theory. Because of this, not only is string hypothesis not really sound science, but neither is a lot of Quantum Mechanics, which successfully predicts in sync with observations in a way that doesn't exclude other causes for the same outcomes. The geocentric model had a slightly better positive prediction success rate than quantum mechanics does...and they were wrong. Like the geocentric model, QM mostly made bad predictions at first, but its failures are constantly propped up with epicycles and deferents. Positivism and instrumentalism are bad science, and generally will lead knowledge in the wrong direction. — Kazvorpal (talk) 04:05, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
