Is this latest M theory premise testable?

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Is this latest M theory premise testable?

phil — 6/6/2007 4:15:35 PM (archived)

If it's not falsyfiable it's not science, just trendy faith-based philosophy. More and more it looks like parts of physics and cosmology are trendy tenure track cults, albeit ones reserved for very bright (mathematically inclined) cultists.

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Forget the Big Bang Theory - TheSheepLookUp - 6/5/2007 7:17:27 PM
- Is this latest M theory premise testable? - phil - 6/6/2007 4:15:35 PM
  - By definition, no "creation of the universe" theory is testable. (n/t) - TB - 6/7/2007 2:33:32 AM
  - The end of physics? - Hank - 6/6/2007 5:14:12 PM
    - We're a long long ways from the "end of physics" - Sawyer - 6/7/2007 12:05:23 PM
      - re: We're a long long ways from the "end of physics" - Hank - 6/7/2007 1:18:52 PM
        
        I don't disagree with what you said, but... - Sawyer - 6/7/2007 3:53:58 PM
        
        Natural limits - Hank - 6/7/2007 5:53:30 PM
        
        re: Natural limits - Marcia - 6/7/2007 10:12:53 PM
- Theories are a dime a dozen. - sawyer - 6/5/2007 8:22:28 PM
  - Sounds rather Mormonish to me - TheSheepLookUp - 6/5/2007 9:39:40 PM
- Intellectually inconceavable! - Raoul - 6/5/2007 7:51:20 PM
  - re: Intellectually inconceavable! - Marcus Massey - 6/28/2007 8:49:59 PM
  - The universe does not have to make sense. - Hank - 6/5/2007 8:38:55 PM
    - History and infinity - Raoul - 6/5/2007 9:27:19 PM
      - Cosmic fatalism - Adam - 6/6/2007 10:10:09 AM
        
        From Arthur C. Clarke - TheSheepLookUp - 6/6/2007 6:40:56 PM
      - imagination and boundaries. - Hank - 6/5/2007 10:32:38 PM
        
        re: Choices - Raoul - 6/6/2007 10:00:45 PM
        
        re: Choices - Hank - 6/7/2007 1:08:40 AM
        
        Maths, physical world an philosophy - Raoul - 6/7/2007 6:25:20 PM
        
        If man is the center of all things... - TheSheepLookUp - 6/7/2007 6:46:47 PM
        
        re: Well... - Raoul - 6/7/2007 8:03:34 PM
      - That's funny - TheSheepLookUp - 6/5/2007 9:35:15 PM
        
        re: That's funny - Marcia - 6/7/2007 11:17:53 PM
        
        Nothing is lost... - Raoul - 6/5/2007 10:07:45 PM
        
        We may not know about the Big Bang someday anyway - TheSheepLookUp - 6/5/2007 9:57:53 PM

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