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Planet_Bob · **!Contents of the TOE -** 01-20-2006, 08:59 AM

There's more than enough speculation concerning the contents of the TOE to keep readers busy for years.

This dilema will exist until we are presented with a TOE and everbody goes 'Ah of course. Why didn't I see it'. The standard model for the atom is just that, a model. Until we can view the inner workings of an atom, we'll never really know.

Maybe one way to work towards the TOE is to determine what it should not contain.

One of the most fundemental things that I would ensure was not in the TOE would be constants of any type. Anything that is constant, is so for a reason. It is no good just quoting constants, what should come out of the TOE is the mechanism that provides its consistancy.
So the biggie, the Speed of Light, would not be included in the TOE.

What would you consider should not be included in the TOE.

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Planet_Bob Blue Belt Status: Offline Posts: 109 Thanks Given: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 11	!Contents of the TOE - 01-20-2006, 08:59 AM There's more than enough speculation concerning the contents of the TOE to keep readers busy for years. This dilema will exist until we are presented with a TOE and everbody goes 'Ah of course. Why didn't I see it'. The standard model for the atom is just that, a model. Until we can view the inner workings of an atom, we'll never really know. Maybe one way to work towards the TOE is to determine what it should not contain. One of the most fundemental things that I would ensure was not in the TOE would be constants of any type. Anything that is constant, is so for a reason. It is no good just quoting constants, what should come out of the TOE is the mechanism that provides its consistancy. So the biggie, the Speed of Light, would not be included in the TOE. What would you consider should not be included in the TOE.