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Re:A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the... by jfengel on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:53AM (#36310252)
I don't get why the arguments are confined to string theory. The standard model plus general relativity are so good that any theory that resolves the conflict is necessarily only testable when you've got a stellar mass black hole in your lab.

That could be a call to stop bothering with exploring the domain entirely as infeasible. But I don't understand why string theory gets singled out for finger waggling when any other theory must run into the same problem.

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Re:A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the... by godelski on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @12:58PM (#36313167)
No serious physicist only considers String Theory. That's part of the point I was making. Really String Theory is only a guide used while we wait for something better and more testable to come along. Nothing is set in stone, they are just guides to being less wrong.
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