Explaining the Theory of Everything to a Three-Year-Old
Einstein had the vision
The beauty of Einstein’s prediction, that the theory of everything could be explained to a three-year-old, is that this genius already understood how the ultimate model would indeed be easy to explain.
This is an insight that may not be entirely obvious because Einstein, as well as his and our contemporary astrophysicists, are dealing with highly complex information. So what is he saying about a three-year-old?
Einstein was saying that once the theory of everything can be explained to a three-year-old, the theory is so obvious and clearly understood by physicists that shortcuts and metaphors can get used. In essence, the known model can then get ‘dumbed down’ to something so simple any kid can understand it.
That’s where his genius is doing the talking. Einstein did not know the Theory of Everything himself, yet he understood that the ultimate version, the crux of (the) matter, could be explained to a kid once it was known.
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