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From: Jason Shankel <shankel@nospam.pobox.com>
Subject: Re: Software Engineering and Dreamers
Date: 1997/06/08
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Craig Franck wrote:
> But, the crocodile theory explains more because it has a method of
> interaction; the Newtonian theory *never* explaines *why* gravity
> works. 

That's why it's weak as a scientific theory.  Superstring theory has
this same problem.  Yes, it explains much.  Yes, it seems to work.  But
it requires a 10 dimensional universe with 7 of those dimensions wrapped
too tightly to be perceived.

The crocidile theory stipulates the existence of crocodiles.  If these
crocodiles cannot be detected by any means and simpler explanations for
alleged crocodile activity cannot be disproven, then the theory isn't
very useful.

For "crocodile" read "string".

Jason Shankel