The concepts and theories often referred to collectively as “the new physics” seem to describe a physical universe whose laws of space and time are quite different than those generally believed to exist by physicians and medical scientists. Accordingly, many of the hallmarks of medical research methodology, grounded in possibly outdated views of a universe whose presumed properties may not actually be real, would not seem to make sense or be entirely valid.
As a result, medical researchers may have reason to question their reliance on such methodological concepts as random sampling, double-blinding, psychometric reliability, temporality, statistical inference, and replication.