> On Dec 11, 2016, at 1:37 PM, kirst...@saunalahti.fi > <mailto:kirst...@saunalahti.fi> wrote: > > The string theoty is a legitimate theory, even if (and when)it does not hold. > It has paved the way forwards. -
I tend to agree despite recognizing its problems. However this gets at some key issues in philosophy of science regarding what is or isn’t a legitimate theory and why. Not everyone agrees string theory is legitimate precisely because it doesn’t make empirical tests that can in practice help verify/falsify it. (Recognizing that those notions are themselves complex and somewhat problematic)
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