There is a man around here a few friends know, Dr Thomas Campbell, a nuclear physicist and author of the trilogy My Big TOE. He is apparently a powerful presence. Sometimes I am in the unfortunate position of being involved in a conversation where his work is brought up. At that point, I find myself picking it apart while trying not to offend anyone. Does anyone know this guy? Is anything about his theories respected in the realm of scientists? Is it psychometaphysics? And, if so, is he at least good at it? And, again, if so, why does he name it for a well-known physical term, a TOE?

I haven't read his books, but you might try the reviews on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/My-Big-TOE-Com...owViewpoints=1

Thomas Campbell has been on "Coast To Coast" with George Noory. What higher recommendation could you ask for?

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Because it is his big "Theory Of Everything".

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TOE - Theory of Everything

It's the hoped-for result of combining the electronuclear force (Grand Unified Theory) with gravity.

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Sorry, I realized my message may not be clear. What I meant was, as I understand it, what Campbell presents is not a phenomenological Theory of Everything in the physical sense. What he means, from what I understand, is an idea that accounts for the unconscious realm, the realm of human perception, the realm of superstition, and all various understandings of reality. I cannot imagine his theory has predictive power. From what I understand, he is saying, "I know everything; you just need to read my books."
That he is a paid, respected government physicist, and (it seems to me) his agenda is redefining the meaning of TOE so that he can claim to have solved the problem, is bizarre to me. I know that he practices aura medicine and the like. But then, I haven't read the books. His work is probably not well known, though.

I don't think you will find a lot of takers for this assertion.

Be that as it may, the following:

...simply does not qualify as physics.

Although I find your admission that:

...a little troubling. If you haven't even read his books, how can you be so sure of what he says in them? And why do you care?...

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I started three attempts at Private messaging before I said, "The heck with it, I'm just going to go ahead and post."

Don't Expect me to continue doing so.

But what I see going on in this thread is also a big part of forum drama which is oh, so common here on BAUT. And part of why, returning from my enforced hiatus from the board, I have had yet to post at all.

What dwnielsen said has been Perfectly Clear.

The author in question is flaunting pseudo-science using terminology that real scientists use. Playing to the popular notion on the laymans brain, he hopes to convince people that his pseudo-science is sound, not with evidence, but with fancy wording.

It is not falsifiable science.

That he is a "paid, respected government physicist" is used to lend credence to the mans claims, his lack of proper science notwithstanding.

dwnielsen cares for the same exact reason that the Bad Astronomer does, that Randi does, that JayUtah refutes CT's... Hello.

THAT was the message and the Intent.

It's clear as daylight. There's an old saying: RTFQ. It should not have taken 8 posts for that to be clear.

Welcome back, Nev!

--Dennis

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Ipsa scientia potestas est. ~ Knowledge itself is power.---- Bacon
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Hint: this is at heart a scientific forum, and underneath the fooling around there are some diamond-hard minds hanging about, ready to tear you to shreads. -- mike alexander --

Ditto Neverfly - we've missed you

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It's a big universe out there...is it really unwinding, really burning out?

Well thanks yall.
I originally had no desire to post here. Until I posted once. Then a couple feathers got ruffled and Now I'm posting almost just to have attitude. Just to say, "Here I Am."

I dunno how long it will last.

In this thread, I couldn't help it. Looked like dwnielsen was getting painted to represent something he wasn't representing at all. I couldn't stand by with that.

But I'm not necessarily "back" either. I'm not happy posting here. All the joy has been taken out of it.
To quote what I told the Mods:
"I'll begrudgingly keep reading. Because I like JayUtah's posts. Because I like the articles in Universe Today. Because of other members that still keep things rolling... But it's like watching a T.V. show that lost it's plot. It's like being married to someone who totally changed after you married them; it's wanting, missing the spark it once had and we're left clinging to it for what it once was."
We'll see how long it lasts. Posting here is like sitting under the sword of Damocles.