reflection on glaringly deficiencies of physics
One alarming fact about physics is the lack of Grand Unification Theory (GUT) that explains everything. That is the holy grail of physics. Physics has long been a symbol of man's effort at rational thought. The mission was to understand, and predict God's system. I was fascinated with this prospect. I thought that to know how God's system works is
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i wouldn't call this disappointing. it is/was surprising, but not disappointing. also, i don't really know the history of physics -- exactly when and how was this observed?
Because it's a holy mission to understand the universe in man-made theories, it symbolizes the rise of western civilization.
why do you say this?
But the frustrating lack of progress in obtaining the Grand Unification Theory should casts seriously doubt on our optimism. It's perhaps important to ponder the limit of physics.
these things take time. if such a theory really exists, you can't reasonably expect it to be easy to discover. you certainly can't reasonably expect mankind to be able to discover it in, say, less than 100 years.
it is indeed important to ponder the limits of physics and science, but unfortunately it is probably impossible to really know what the limits are. the only thing we can do about it is to keep pushing and keep working at it, like we have been doing for (at least) hundreds of years.
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