The big question

There is one fundamental assumption that is made by all science. It is the idea that the universe has some knowable underlying principal. Now it is a big assumption but all of our probing to date seems to confirm this assumption but it is still the biggest unanswered question. I guess that is what makes science great. There is always room for the next test.

The history of physics has depended on this assumption with spectacular results. But what if it is wrong? What if the universe is just a collection of disjointed rules? Perhaps there is no unified theory of everything.

Imagine if there is no real relationship between quantum mechanics and the big world. That there really is some imaginary line where quantum mechanics breaks down and relativity takes over. That gravity and the other forces really are separate deals. Perhaps the rules that allow consciousness to exist are separate from the physical laws and so on.

What would this mean for science if relentless the reductionalist principal hits the brick wall? I don’t think we have to worry too much about that. So far the evidence is fairly conclusive.