Abstract
Science should be our reservoir of useful knowable truths about our existence. Despite its phenomenal successes, Wigner and Feynman confirmed that mathematical physics is now unreasonable and incomprehensible. The absence of correspondence with reality renders post classical physics void of meaning. Hence, philosophically dubious; and socially dangerous. Basic deficiencies of physics in which reason and rationality conflict are identified. They have not been obstacles to progress; they have facilitated it. I argue they are symptoms of fundamental flaws, and cumulative progress is no longer the way forward. A rethinking of basic concepts is advocated, especially for mathematics. An ultimate science is envisaged which is reasonable and rational. Some augurs for it are noted. It will mandate one real comprehensible dynamic universe with 3 spatial dimensions and a transient "Now" of Time. En passant, the immediate challenge for science is identified.
Terry Padden