RE: Only a few days until I publish my physics book!
Whoa! that's fucking awesome! "Futile" is rather a strong word, obviously physics has a point, increases factual knowledge, and produces some things of merit and great demerit like solar panels and atom bombs. Physics is most definitely limited, though that's not a very catchy title! I would argue that physics isn't even searching for "a theory of everything" even though it thinks it is, but is instead searching for a theory that explains the arising of observable phenomena from the perspective of objective physical mechanisms. There is also the arising of phenomena from the perspective of subjective mechanisms which physics hardly touches, and i suspect that the twain can meet. Nevertheless, i know of no instance where the arising of genuinely factual knowledge didn't show in stark relief the greater field of unknowns yet to be understood. Perhaps the mechanics of the universe from both a subjective and an objective perspective grow and change as sentient understanding increases. Rupert Sheldrake makes a good case for the "fact" that the physical constants themselves change
but if we come to know that then that is part of the mechanics of the universe. Anyhow, fucking cool project man. One other to tickle your fancy perhaps:
I agree that "futile" is a rather strong word, and I certainly don't mean to say that physics hasn't made valuable contributions to society or that it won't again in the future. I'm more just arguing against theories of everything, which would be the ultimate aspiration of physics in general. I'm also railing against the dogmatic and self-congratulatory nature of the modern physics community/paradigm. I definitely see how the title could come off offensive or arrogant, but I like that it will cause a reaction and get the attention of most people who happen to come across it. Also, I really liked that Ted talk you posted, and some of what he referenced I may actually add to a certain part of my book. Haven't gotten around to watching the second video yet but I'll check it out soon. Thanks!
Ah, yeah. I get what you mean about the dogma's. Something i find myself trying to point out in peoples thinking as well, mainly because it's related to my own life's work to discover unchecked dogma's within my own thoughts. I'm not offended by your use of the word "futile" in the title of your book, though ironically it's a bit dogmatic! But you are correct, provocative statements sell. Maybe need a subtitle like "Physics is Futile: Why Theories of Everything Are Doomed to Fail". Ha, of course now i stick my nose where it doesn't belong, and give advice where it isn't asked for! It's a flaw. Though not sure it's one i will ever completely abandon! Anyhow, turns out i should have included the whole talk by Rupert Sheldrake which is entitled, "The Ten Dogmas of Science" or "The Science Delusion". So here it is, in case you didn't run across it yourself:
Love to chat with you about your ideas sometime... Might have to buy your book... There's another physicist, Nassim Haramein, who i wonder if you've heard of? He has a theory of quantum gravity, a contender for a TOE, called the Holofractographic Universe i believe, in part based on the idea that the density of energy in the "vacuum" is actually infinite...
On an unrelated note, do you know what in the hell the point is in steemit limiting the number of comments i can make on posts in a given period of time? Frustrating... Been waiting for the thing to recharge so i could respond to you. I'm only a little tadpole, and you're barely a frog yourself; you still got a vestigial tail!
Most warmly,
The Million Things