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[–] saimen@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Aren't the first two things just experimental proves of Einsteins relativity theory from over 100 years ago?

I don't know about quantum gravity though.

[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wouldn't say "just", experimental proof seems huge.

But if you want theories just go to PBS space time and open anything that isnt string theory or mond.

[–] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i say do watch the ones about string theory and mond so you can see why/how they're wrong

[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

As a layman who's into physics it took me like a decade to understand what is "wrong" with them. No educational string theory video is prefaced with "Hey this is an old unprovable theory that is essentially dead in the water, but it has some cool math tricks and is fun to think about" as they should be.

[–] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

PBS Spacetime's approach was a pair of videos titled "Why String Theory is True" and "Why String Theory is False" and between them that pretty much put it to bed for me. cool math, cool worldbuilding, call me when they make a testable prediction. until then it goes on the scrap pile with aether and phlogiston.

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