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“String theory “philosophy” challenged”

That’s a relief. Now, I can stop trying to understand it.

[Tao Yin]

The philosophy may be challenged, but the equations elegantly and almost exactly calculate the behavior of quark-gluon plasma and other superfluids. So if you don't care about quark-gluon plasma and other superfluids, then go ahead and ignore string theory. Otherwise, better start using that noodle.