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'Til now it is just philosophy, and I doubt it will ever become more than that. As far as I see it, Brian Greene is wasting his time ...
Well, do not exagerate
Brian Greene is not a lonely wolf, the direct opposite
The string theory is , nowadays, the most popular theory in the scientific comunity
I dont suppose that are all dreamers
This theory can exactly predict all the features of all the known particles.
It is hard to beleive that it is just by chance
Also I dont' see why you keep claiming that it wont be tested in a lifetime
The string theory predict the existance of new particles in a band of energy which is accessible to the new particle accelerator at CERN
Should the new particle accelerator find these particles and these particles only than the string theory is , likely, true
On the other hand if the particle accelerator does not find these particles or it finds them but along with other particles which are not prdicted by the theory than the string theory is , for sure, just a math trick
Be patient 
P.S.
For those who are interested there are two other great books on the string theory written for a vast audience by famous scientists
"Warped passages" by Lisa Randall
"Tha cosmic Landscape " by Leonard Susskind
Last edited by AlbertoT; 10/19/07 17:43.
