#physic # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought #to-digest # Related > [!TODO] Related > [[Science]] [[Symmetry]] [[Hawking]] [[Quantum physic]] # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Naturalness >Particle physicists also think a theory is beautiful if it contains only “natural” numbers—numbers that are close to 1. An unnatural number is called “fine-tuned.” • If we are starved of data and need a theory to decide where to look for new data, mistakes in theory development can lead to a dead end. • Some philosophers are proposing to weaken the scientific method so that scientists can select theories by criteria other than a theory’s ability to describe observation. • The questions of how to move on despite lack of data and whether to amend the scientific method are relevant beyond the foundations of physics. >~ [[Sabine Hossenfelder - Lost in Math - How Beauty Leads Physics Astray|Sabine Hossenfelder]]