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by admax88q 1987 days ago
> unless you can provide something with better with more predictive power than the existing/widely accepted ones, it’s a good idea to hold the critique.

Part of the authors premise is that a more correct theory could have less predictive power out thr gate and might not be pursued as a result.

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Why wouldn’t it be pursued? Is string theory not pursued by “mainstream science” because (at least for now) it has less predictive power than standard model?