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Originally Posted by rally
Craig,
Why isnt it working properly ?
Which is different to saying its false or wont reveal itself in the future - with the addition of some more exceptions, particles and fields.
Just that its incomplete - as best I can recall it explains 5% of the universe !
But I didnt realise that this was debatable ?
I thought physicists the world over agree that there are some problems with it describing our universe and hence the need for unified theory that encompasses the Standard Model and everytyhing else, to prove or discover things such as the Higgs particle.
Some notable people like Feynman !
Because it has still yet to (satisfactorily) explain a lot of things that are either observable or hypothesised based on current interpretation of observation.
Some of the major things such as Mass, Dark matter, Dark energy, but also to offer up a better understanding of gravity, time, decay etc
But this is hardly my area of expertise, I just like to read about the science.
My original comment is more about how we react, comment and behave and not especially about the science.
Cheers
Rally
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Hi Rally;
Ok. That's cool. I'm not out for a debate. Its just a terminology issue, I think. 'Not working', to me, implies that something is broken. The Standard Particle model is definitely not broken. Neither is the Standard Cosmology Model.
There's always room to extend the existing 'best fit' models. This doesn't imply that they don't work. As a matter of fact, both models in their respective areas, provide the best fit with empirical observations and evidence and both make verifiable, and not-yet-verifiable, predictions.
As you point out, the way various people react to them, is usually a direct function of their understanding, (or lack thereof), and their understanding of the underlying principles.
Interestingly, this trait also characterises the EU 'market'.
Cheers & Rgds