Is a Theory of Everything Truly Comprehensive?

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The discussion centers on the implications of developing a Theory of Everything (TOE) that accurately predicts all experimental results across various scales. Two critical questions arise: the accuracy of the TOE in explaining existing experimental data and its ability to predict new phenomena. These inquiries suggest that even with an initial TOE, ongoing challenges and discoveries could lead to significant modifications, potentially involving entirely different mathematical frameworks. This indicates that a TOE may not be a definitive or static theory, as future advancements could reshape its foundational principles.

Is a complete theory of everything ever 'complete'

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Suppose we did (for the first time) have a TOE that theoretically predicts all the experimental results to date on all sclaes of size.

However two things are still in question:
1. How accuately does it predict everything (that have been experimentally carried thus far) at all scales?

2. How accurately can it explain or predict further phenomena ?Both questions will challenge the TOE and forever modify it to the point where some time after the first TOE is invented, the latter ones may be very different to the first one i.e use entirely different mathematics. So in that way even if we have a TOE, it is not literally the theory of everything.
 
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