[FRIAM] Is mathematical pattern the theory of everything?

[steve smith]

I'm waiting for Wolfram to weigh in....

Carl Tollander wrote:
> Some are sympathetic but have reservations.
> Sabine  Hossenfelder:  
> http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2007/11/theoretically-simple-exception-of.html
> and
> Christine Dantas: 
> http://egregium.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/physics-needs-independent-thinkers/
> and
> Peter Woit:  http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=617
> and
> John Baez: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week253.html
> and
> Steinn Sigurðsson: 
> http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/2007/11/overly_simple_theory_of_someth.php
>
> Some of the sharp-elbow folks have stronger reservations.
> Lubos Motl: 
> http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/11/exceptionally-simple-theory-of.html
> and
> Jacques Distler: 
> http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/~distler/blog/archives/001505.html
>