[davidgow77]

I think a TOE needs to present us with a paradigm shift in the way we see ourselves and our universe. I don't think a TOE needs to explain religion, but a philosohpical analysis of a successful TOE would have to examine the TOE from a theological perspective. Maybe explanations could be gained through this process. I think that a Physics/cosmology based TOE (one that explains the creation of the universe) will almost certainly fail to provide any evidence as to the existence of god because the paradox is that, if the whole universe has been created from nothing, then nothing physical (and therefore nothing measurable or definable) could have existed before it. I think that this will give rise to great debate about what god is, let alone whether or not it exists, which should provide some interesting ideas. In short, I think that a TOE will apply across a wide range of subjects, but that I think the classical "Theory of Everything" will remain a theory of physics, philosophy and mathematics.

DG