[IronJack]

Instead, physics has devolved into an cerebral circle jerk expounding ridiculous ideas like string theory, alternate universes, time travel, and dark matter. A bunch of Steven Hawking-induced claptrap designed to force reality to conform to some obscure equation, instead of the equation reflecting the reality.

Oh, for the days of Einstein again ...

[Trumpinator]

People are starting to think about modern physics: “there is no there there”.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

physics has devolved into an cerebral circle jerk expounding ridiculous ideas like string theory, alternate universes, time travel, and dark matter.

There's no physical evidence supporting string theory and alternate universes, however time travel and dark matter are real. If I fly in a spaceship faster than a relative observer, time moves slower for me (Einstein's theory of relativity) - proven through experiementation. Physical evidence also shows dark matter exists: galaxies have a gravitational pull of about 10 times greater than they should be and all stars in a galaxy rotate around the center at the same speed, which is in violation of Newton's laws of gravity. "Dark matter" is that missing matter which accounts for the gravitational pull of these observable phenomenon.

[redgolum]

The more I read, the more I realize that what is being presented as new “science” is really old philosophy with oscilloscopes.

I work to close to the research to view it without skepticism.