Essay Abstract
The grandest prize for the theoretician and the chief intellectual glory of humankind is the complete and consistent theory of the universe. Being complete, this theory includes everything in the visible and invisible universe. Being consistent, this theory accurately arranges and unites the facts. Consequently, the complete and consistent theory explains both how and why physical reality is the way it is and not any other way. In so doing, the complete and consistent theory overturns flawed assumptions and obsolesces ad hoc theories. Here, I outline the characteristics of the complete and consistent theory and discuss issues and assumptions that interfere with its emergence and acceptance.
Author Bio
Erik D. Andrulis received his Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Stony Brook University in 1998. Anomalous experimental observations motivated him to re-examine extant genetic theories and to construct a heuristic model and framework for the interplay of RNA, protein, and DNA. Andrulis expanded his theoretical research to fields beyond his specialty, resulting in a theory of the origin and evolution of life. His theoretical goal is to unify the universe. He is currently an assistant professor in molecular biology and microbiology.