Is a Theory of Everything Truly Comprehensive?

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The discussion centers on the concept of a Theory of Everything (TOE) in physics, specifically its ability to accurately predict experimental results across all scales. Key points include the challenges in verifying the accuracy of predictions and the potential for future iterations of the TOE to evolve significantly, possibly employing entirely different mathematical frameworks. The consensus suggests that even a successful TOE would not encompass all phenomena, as it would be subject to modification and refinement over time.

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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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