Well, even particle physics itself is fundamentally flawed as
particle physics *itself* is following more of a chemistry model
of sticks and balls rather than wavepackets. I'm sure he's well
aware of it too, but it's very easier to work with quantum
effects considering things as "fields and particles" rather than
considering them "hard waves" or particle clouds of
probabilities.
I find his perspective refreshing in a way. For years, I ate up
the "oo double-slit" mystery aspect, which has almost a
religious component to it, rather than seeing what's possible
once we crack the deeper mysteries of quantum realities.
But consider nano-technology. For a long time, defeating the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_effect was a very big
hurdle in dealing with quantum effects.
But as things get smaller and smaller, the Casimir effect is
child's play compared to what's ahead.
We're finding workarounds at the moment; building with different
materials and such... but these things are tangible irritations
in engineering - hurdles to be overcome.
It's quite likely to me that some of these things being figured
out mathematically and theoretically and experimentally with
projects like the LHC will be tackled by an engineer paid to
create something scientifically improbable at extremely small
scales... and from that practical discovery will arise some new
theories. agreed. I put them as science fiction and bedtime
stories supported by mathematics or plausible concepts. Nothing
wrong with them really; they're all inspirational in their own
fashion; but ultimately they come down to stories.
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