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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
(we probably have a toddler's grasp on the rules of the physical universe)
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That might be
your understanding of the physical universe, but "you" isn't "we". Many modern technologies are based on the insights of our current theories of physics and simply would not work if these theories were not accurate descriptors of reality. To give a couple concrete examples, the GPS accessible by your phone uses the calculations of General Relativity to compensate for satellites being located in weak gravity, and computer chip manufacturing relies on our understanding of quantum physics.
These theories can't be wrong. Can't. They are incomplete, yes, as we don't yet have a single theory that unifies all physics, but incomplete is not the same thing as wrong or "toddler level".