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>From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark William Hopkins)
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Subject: Re: Quantum mechanics (no AI here, sorry)
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Date: 4 Jun 92 20:14:22 GMT
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In article <1992Jun3.192513.27263@uwm.edu> markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark 
William Hopkins) writes:
>There's big, obvious, gaping holes in QM!
>
>The biggest of them all is that it can't explain gravity.
>The second is that it can't explain the dimensional or topological
>structure of spacetime.
>The third is that it can't explain why this dimensionality is 3+1.
>The fourth is that it can't explain the origin or significance of the Planck
>units.
>The fifth is that it can't explain why or how the continuum breaks down at
>Planck scales.
>The sixth is that it can't explain the origin of the Universe or its fate!
>
>Need I go on?  The list is endless.

In article <1992Jun03.200425.39181@spss.com> markrose@spss.com (Mark Rosenfelder) writes:
>I'll add some to your list: It can't explain why electrons have the mass
>they do; it can't explain the three-body problem; it can't explain 
>population genetics; and it can't explain Cubism.

I see the logic clearly:
<List of highly relevant and topical Quantum Theoretic issues>
>"here lemme add some more"
<Semi-relevant issue, also false>
<Irrelevamnt issues>
>"See?  Your list is irrelevant. Therefore Quantum Theory is complete."

Gee, what an ingenious ploy.  "My theory can't be wrong, because your
exceptions don't count"...

It can't explain gravity: it gives all the WRONG predictions concerning
anything that has to do with gravity.

Let ME add one to the list:
It can't explain the strong force.  It can't even give any predictions about
it.  It's not renormalizeable.

The theory has gaping holes in it and is woefully incomplete.


