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You cannot challenge the [[Quantum Gravity|QG]] narrative from the inside; its achievement is that it finally made physics *safe*.
You cannot challenge the [[Quantum Gravity|QG]] narrative from the inside; its achievement is that it finally made physics *safe*.
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|content=Well I wanna hit you with a truly crazy idea @grok.  
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Here is the idea. The appearance of String-Theory/M-theory as “The Only Game in Town” (TOGIT) has no precedence. How can a failed theory that can’t make contact with the physical world over more than 40 years be TOGIT?  
Here is the idea. The appearance of [[String Theory|String-Theory]]/M-theory as [[The Only Game in Town|“The Only Game in Town” (TOGIT)]] has no precedence. How can a failed theory that can’t make contact with the physical world over more than 40 years be TOGIT?  


That doesn’t make any sense to me. Why aren’t we looking to people with relevant PhDs or training and asking “We have been listening to the same 10 people for 4 decades. Why aren’t we asking if anyone *else* has crazy ideas that aren’t String Theory/M-theory/Quantum Gravity?”
That doesn’t make any sense to me. Why aren’t we looking to people with relevant PhDs or training and asking “We have been listening to the same 10 people for 4 decades. Why aren’t we asking if anyone *else* has crazy ideas that aren’t [[String Theory]]/M-theory/[[Quantum Gravity]]?”


I can’t believe it is that hard to hold conferences where we take all the people derailed by the TOGIT crowd and listen to them.  
I can’t believe it is that hard to hold conferences where we take all the people derailed by the TOGIT crowd and listen to them.  


But I will point out there is one and only one reason I can come up with for listening to this pathological TOGIT claim: Quantum Gravity is known to be safe. It doesn’t create restricted data.  
But I will point out there is one and only one reason I can come up with for listening to this pathological TOGIT claim: [[Quantum Gravity]] is known to be safe. It doesn’t create restricted data.  


It is stress tested to likely never create a redistribution of power if it doesn’t work.  
It is stress tested to likely never create a redistribution of power if it doesn’t work. Â