Unsure Of Our Cosmic Erudition?

You are not alone!

May I recommend this interesting introduction to several theorists who are worried that, in spite of considerable empirical progress, we appear to have have lost our way in the theoretical domain. Is a paradigmatic crisis in store? Or a post-scientific return to metaphysics?

The End of (one type of) Physics, and the Rise of the Machines

Each of the links in this piece are definitely worth checking out.