Dillon, I agree in principle, but I have a bit of a peeve with the use of the word "beauty" in this context. My impression is it's a vague term used to discredit Occam's razor, the elimination of d.o.f. by symmetries, unification, and by accepting the use of that terminology 1/2
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at large colliders is plausibly because particle physicists were somehow naivley following some vague notion of beauty. That's a lie and insulting to the hard-working hepex people who know damn well what they're doing. the hep community should refuse to let this framing stand.
I appreciate and find insightful your precise response. I understand your point, and I should have made more precise of my usage of "beauty". I agree with your sentiments above; I will be able to respond more clearly and precisely in the morning (for me), so that's what I'll do.
