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Originally Posted by dleviwing Hi Guille & Greg;
GUT and TOE, I know there's a joke in there someplace.
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I put my TOE in your GUT. Anyways, I know this question wasn't directed at me, but I'd like to comment nevertheless.
I believe that the TOE must reconcile QM with relativity. Notice I didn't say reconcile relativity with QM. Allow me to explain.
Relativity is a model theory, something so marvelously clever, we should be inspired by it to create our TOE. The entire basis of Relativity started off, ever so virtuously I might add, as a THOUGHT EXPERIMENT, based on current knowledge of the day. Using the power of PURE THOUGHT Einstein was able to develop this theory, which was later tested and proven to actually be correct. In other words, Einstein was a visionary, with almost a psychic ability to glean insight about the world at large. It's almost as though he guessed the truth with his deductive reasoning. A lucky guess, maybe, or maybe luck had nothing to do with it.
QM, on the other hand, as I have been trying to explain to Dave lately, is quite the very opposite type of theory. QM is what we can refer to as an ad hoc theory. "Ad hoc" is a term derived from latin which means something that is "improvised and often impromptu" according to dictionary.com. Ad hoc theories are only temporary; they must eventually be replaced by a REAL theory, one which is based first and foremost on understanding, not merely explanation for the simple purpose of "explaining something." So if you see what I mean, you'll see that QM, as opposed to Relativity, was never based off of a thought experiment, it was not based off of vision or insight. It was simply developed out of necessity to explain things we didn't understand, but the point is, just because we explained it somehow, doesn't mean we truely understand it now. That is the fundamental flaw of QM, it is not a logical theory, it is a confusing theory, it gives us no understanding, it deludes us into thinking our confused understanding is sufficient, which I believe only distracts us from the wisdom and insight and forethought which must be utilized to truly understand what is happening at subatomic levels, and to inevitably create the TOE. I hate QM, a bunch of morons made it up without thinking closely. QM is the kind of accepted stupidity in science which engendered a social atmosphere for even more ridiculous theories like string theory to gain acceptance. Think first, then do experiments. Don't try to explain what you see, envision what should be explained. QM completely sidestepped the scientific method.
Yes, QM will be useful in developing the theory of everything, but only so much as it is something which must be re-explained, completely revamped, destroyed and built anew. Einstein agreed with me, he said that QM should give rise to a more "classical" theory. Einstein was a genious, and all he needed to use was his mind, for his mind itself was like an infinite experiment. Everyone's mind is this way but they just don't use it. Intelligence is a STATE of mind. People who study QM have a lot to learn, or unlearn rather.
dead serious, subversion
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11-03-2005, 11:52 PM
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