Reasons to obtain Theory of Everything
I think that currently there are no formal reasons or necessity for obtaining a Theory of everything. Well, then why should the scientists go through all this
labor and pain to obtain it? Won’t it be simply sheer waste of time? Well, the
answer is that science is not just to comfort lives of people by its inventions
and discoveries. Unlocking the secrets of the universe, the search for reality
is also part of the game even if it may not have any possible benefit to
mankind. Some might even argue that such absurd fairytale theories are not
required in this utilitarian world and the world is happy with what technology
has to offer. But they forget that technology has itself originated from
science. Pursuit for reality never goes vain and even if reality is absurd, it
has to be accepted. Scientists are characterized as people in pursuit of
science and ToE is just the pursuit for the ultimate science. Also, applications
of a scientific theory cannot be well predicted unless it is itself discovered.
Who knows, discovery of a Theory of Everything might have the power to
completely change the way of mankind.
Consequences of Theory of Everything
Well, the obvious consequences of discovery of a ToE is that we
will be able to completely understand the universe we live in, various
scientific debates relating to different topics will finally resolve once and
for all.
Apart from these, I think there is another powerful consequence of
a ToE. It would be the 'END OF PHYSICS' (which was postulated long before, during the time of Einstein). Because after we understand
EVERYTHING, what would be left to discover and understand would be NOTHING. So,
it is possible that ToE would be the long-predicted end of physics.
But in this
21st century
end of physics seems to be nowhere near. So, it is certain that discovery of a
Theory of Everything has quite a long way to go.
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