So to explain the world we see, we combine quantum theory, theory of relativity, dark matter, gravitation, electromagnetism, two types of nuclear force and a zoo of now 62 elementary particles?
I often wish for some kind of "Physical Philosophy". That tries to make sense of the world independent from those theories. For example: what if the theories just keep growing indefinitely? If we keep "finding" more and more complex theories that explain some aspects of what we see better then the old ones and keep "finding" new particles? What would that tell us about reality? What if we found a very simple formula that explains everything with just one type of particle and one dimension? Would it matter?
I often wish for some kind of "Physical Philosophy". That tries to make sense of the world independent from those theories. For example: what if the theories just keep growing indefinitely? If we keep "finding" more and more complex theories that explain some aspects of what we see better then the old ones and keep "finding" new particles? What would that tell us about reality? What if we found a very simple formula that explains everything with just one type of particle and one dimension? Would it matter?