tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post2478743240331035350..comments2024-03-26T19:46:33.565-07:00Comments on Random Walks: Why isn't String Theory considered Outsider Science?John Kurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-47886123564424700742015-12-28T12:36:03.871-08:002015-12-28T12:36:03.871-08:00Thanks for your comment, Tom. I agree fully. I'...Thanks for your comment, Tom. I agree fully. I'm betting LHC finds no supersymmetric particles, which is a good thing for physics: Reality winning over theory, always a win.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-46911260912058122262012-02-23T12:23:41.056-08:002012-02-23T12:23:41.056-08:00Yeah, you are right. String theory is branded. not...Yeah, you are right. String theory is branded. not only is it branded, it is 'pitched'. I'm saying, given it's track record. It shouldn't be. It's not a laundry detergent.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-13677073067584973772012-02-23T10:03:03.246-08:002012-02-23T10:03:03.246-08:00Ok, my comment may be 90% unintelligible, but ever...Ok, my comment may be 90% unintelligible, but everything is 90% unintelligible!<br /><br />What I'm saying is insider=brand, outsider=no brand. Crappiness is a whole nother axis.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029436098418393783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-40612555215891925642012-02-23T10:01:42.740-08:002012-02-23T10:01:42.740-08:00I've read Smolin, and if he & you are righ...I've read Smolin, and if he & you are right then why isn't string thy the quintessential <em>insider</em> science?<br /><br />I'm saying Duchamp's urinal was insider art. Van Gogh's paintings were outsider art. The paintings I can buy down the road at the Primitive Art! shack by the highway are (mostly) just crap without a brand name; the urinal was crap with a brand name.<br /><br />I have a big book of Sturgeon's short stories by the way, and wow do I see why he invented that law.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029436098418393783noreply@blogger.com