Why I prefer to exaggerate. By John Baez

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From: brian a m stuckless
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:24

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$        'Why I prefer to exaggerate.' By John Baez
> So, that's why I --- said that the spin foam approach was stalled.
> they haven't found a spin foam model that has a semiclassical limit
> which acts like general relativity (possibly coupled to matter).

Baffoon-iSH-ly, I jOHN Baaaez ..do solemnly "PREFER to exaggerate"
Ph.Tivity's PROBLEM of ARBiTRARY exaggerations of exaggerations.!!

[*MOST importantly NOT possible* to couple GR G_uv to the matter.]
[*MOST importantly NOT possible* to couple GR T_uv to a *matter*.]

What is the *spin-foam-definition* of, "coupled" & "matter", duh.?
What is the *spin-foam-definition* of "coupled TO matter", duh.?!!

*MOST importantly*, jOHN will BUT simply "PREFER to exaggerate".!!
                                        brian a m stuckless
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> This is the *most important* check that spin foam models are on
> the right track. -- Some people like to exaggerate the successes
> of their favorite theories; I prefer to exaggerate the problems.

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