On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 6:02 PM Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 2:43:29 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: >> >> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 5:29 PM Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> One thing I might try to convince people of: >>> >>> *Physics is fiction.* >>> >>> Vic Stenger would have said "Physics is models". >>> >>> There are always alternative models, and new ones likely coming in the >>> future. >>> >>> To find *reality in a model* (to make truth claims in the vocabulary of >>> a model) is a form of religious fundamentalism. >>> >> >> I've got nothing against models, or against thinking of physics as >> models. But it does seem to me important that the models actually work. Or >> else you are in la la land. >> >> Bruce >> > > We know the Standard Model doesn't "work". > That will be news to the physics community. The thing about the Standard Model is that it does work everywhere that it has been tested within its domain. That does not mean that it is necessarily the last word, but it is just stupid to say that it doesn't work. > Physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) refers to the theoretical > developments needed to explain the *deficiencies of the **Standard Model > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model> ...* > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_beyond_the_Standard_Model > > Physicists seem to conflate "work" and "truth". > That's your misunderstand ing of what physics and models are about. Bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAFxXSLQXgfOU_JYSuA_Mt9AFc7C%2BGkLouMVojfoULC67qimG8A%40mail.gmail.com.
