Interesting thoughts on a TOE

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  1. dumbest man on earth Real Eyes Realize Real Lies Valued Senior Member

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    This article, from the BBC, is an interesting read, and touches on quite a few different aspects of any possible/probable?/permissible? TOE. : http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150409-can-science-ever-explain-everything
    ...above quoted, and quite a bit more at : http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150409-can-science-ever-explain-everything

    Seriously, an interesting read with some insights, but written so that anyone can Grok something from it...or so it seems to me.
     
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  3. mathman Valued Senior Member

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    The theory of everything in the context of physics is much narrower than what was quoted. It refers to a hopeful possibility that quantum theory and general relativity can be somehow reconciled to have a consistent theory of the four fundamental forces. The theory might even address questions about ordinary matter, dark matter, and dark energy
     
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  5. paddoboy Valued Senior Member

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    Exactly, and well put.
    We are quite lucky on Sciforums though. We have four who claim to have a TOE. [NUDGE, NUDGE, WINK, WINK.

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  7. dumbest man on earth Real Eyes Realize Real Lies Valued Senior Member

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    mathman, did you read the entire article at the link : http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150409-can-science-ever-explain-everything ?

    ...after all, it is referred to as a "Theory Of EVERYTHING"...so "The theory might even address questions about ordinary matter, dark matter, and dark energy".
     
  8. Boris2 Valued Senior Member

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    good article. a pretty straightforward explanation of a TOE and a bit of history.
     
  9. Daecon Kiwi fruit Valued Senior Member

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    But not things such as "the works of Shakespeare".
     
  10. Trooper Secular Sanity Valued Senior Member

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    John Barrow. Isn't he’s well known for hanging onto the Templeton Foundation’s teat?
     
  11. paddoboy Valued Senior Member

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    Yep, I think that's what mathman was inferring.
     
  12. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    What about the things that today are still unknown, how could you write about something that you don't have all the facts about as yet?
     
  13. krash661 [MK6] transitioning scifi to reality Valued Senior Member

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    if you notice, all these so-called intellectuals have these insights and t.o.es, etc. and yet it's always touching low level basic physics/science.
    the problems are at higher levels, which none ever touch.
    it's actually comical.
     
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  14. dumbest man on earth Real Eyes Realize Real Lies Valued Senior Member

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    Slow your roll, there, Daecon, those were neither my words, nor my exact sentiment.

    That was Katie Silver "quoting" John Barrow saying such in the Linked Article :
    ...the above quoted from, and more at : http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150409-can-science-ever-explain-everything

    I only Started the Thread because I thought that the Article was an interesting read, and that other Readers/Members, here at SciForums might also find it an interesting read.
     
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