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I agree, this is the case already to some extent. And yes, the article is quite vague in general. I believe it's intended as thought-provoking and not really a proper argumentation. I think in that sense it's an interesting piece. We must remember to not be too myopic when knees-deep into our over-fitted math frameworks.

I'd only add that, in my opinion, the vehement rejection of non-mainstream ideas is actually more common in non-professional circles. While a physicist may find interesting considering a new idea, a physics enthusiast, in my personal experience, is much more likely to acuse of pseudoscience and crackpottery. It's sort of a validating and gregarious warm and fuzzy feeling. Look at those people with their clearly energy-conservation-violating nonsense. Hey, I've done it before.