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Fair enough - 50 to almost 60, not counting s-field precursor work.

I’m not saying string theory isn’t potentially interesting from a mathematics perspective, I’m just saying treating it like physics (which is, explicitly about testable/falsifiable theories) is BS.

If we were honest about it, it would be a maths speciality eh?

At least until there are more clear attempts at making testable hypotheses.

But that would cause other issues with funding I imagine.

If quantum loop gravity comes up with a testable hypotheses, then hey, maybe I’m wrong. But so far, not so much yeah? And I’m not talking ‘we’d need to spend a lot of money to test it’, I mean an actual testable/falsifiable hypotheses at all.