I am not a physicist. I belong to the masses. When individuals spend time and effort in their specialized fields I appreciate it when there is some time and effort spent explaining their work to the masses. I don't understand why string theory not being proved should preclude any explanation to the masses. Unless you are suggesting that string theory is worthless and time should no longer be spent on it. Or that an incomplete understanding of the theory is worse than no understanding. People are trying to explain the nature of the universe. That interests me. No doubt other members of the masses will find lay explanations of string theory compelling enough to become physicists and prove the theory or come up with new ones. I'll be interested in reading those theories too.
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I am not a physicist. I belong to the masses. When individuals spend time and effort in their specialized fields I appreciate it when there is some time and effort spent explaining their work to the masses. I don't understand why string theory not being proved should preclude any explanation to the masses. Unless you are suggesting that string theory is worthless and time should no longer be spent on it. Or that an incomplete understanding of the theory is worse than no understanding. People are trying to explain the nature of the universe. That interests me. No doubt other members of the masses will find lay explanations of string theory compelling enough to become physicists and prove the theory or come up with new ones. I'll be interested in reading those theories too.