[dleviwing]

Originally Posted by Graybeard Everything I am saying here may be an absolute load of crap, so don't take it too seriously .. LOL

This is probably the most accurate statement in the entire thread; it's not what you are saying though, it’s what the string-theorists are attempting to have you swallow.

This is where the gauge theories break down big time and when the scientist have their heads too far up their math. We cannot allow the math to dictate what is real but must first know the properties of what is real in order to know the limits to place on the math.

String theory provides a few extra decimal place of accuracy to gravitational effects.
QM works well with the finite small.
Relativity works well with the cosmologically large.
WHY? Answer that and you will understand the limits of each and just dismiss string theory all together. Understand what creates “MASS” and you will have the basic key to understanding the physical portion of the TOE; then you can concentrate on “emergence”.

QM is the key to understanding what initiates gravity; you just need to sort it out from all the add-on bull-crap. Go back to the original philosophies of Planck’s QM and stop listening to the exaggerated probability and uncertainty BS; that's just methodology.

BTW: (e1 x e2)/r^2 is only valid for forces that are independent; electrons with the same quantum qualities will simply stick together.