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To me, this is a strong indication that our entire world is ruled completely by mathematical equations and predictions - and not only that, but that humans have the capability to sort it all out; they already have come a long way. It is quite conceivable to suspect that humans will figure out the ultimate equations that are at the basis of everything.

I sincerely and respectfully doubt this. this has been one of the dominant opinions throughout the history of science, but my "harmonizing" on this history leads me to believe that equations are human constructs that give good, approximate results pending further investigation. Until I see the final draft of the Theory of Everything, I think it's turtles all the way down. So to speak.

Thank you so much for your post and for sharing your views!

For lurkers following our discussion, I do want to mention that the quote in your post 4206 comes from Gerardus 't Hooft and not me - although I do certainly agree with him. From the link:

Hooft and his colleague Professor Martinus J.G. Veltman received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1999, for their work on the quantum structure of electroweak interactions.

You and I must again agree to disagree. But that's okay with me; I'm glad you care and have an opinion.