Indeed it should. If it doesn't, then they should rename it "the theory of a lot of things".
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Indeed it should. If it doesn't, then they should rename it "the theory of a lot of things".
The phrase "theory of everything" was coined by Einstein (I believe) as a shorthand for a theory that would explain the four physical forces we have observed in the universe (electromagnetism, gravity, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force). Einstein spent the second half of his career in a (failed) attempt to come up with one equation that could explain all four. (No one else has done it, either.)
I like it. Let them leave the other name in place & after they figure out that it doesn't cover everything, they can retreat in humility to their next theory & use the name you've given it.
Take your basic teenager, the stage in life when they know everything. After a bit more input from life, they find out there are more things they don't know, than know.