Slightly off-topic and maybe this is just the way especially physics-related press releases and layman articles are written, but they tend to often have a part with "now that we have finally proven this, imagine what new research/flying cars this discovery will open up for us!"
The truth is there whether attempts are made to prove it or not. Also proving/disproving does not alter the fact. If you prove it to be true, great, but it was true already before. Now you just have the fact formalized on paper, so to say.
Now, couldn't one just make an educated assumption that some-particle-physics-problem has been already proven and then see what new things can are made possible with this assumption.
And then try some low hanging fruit enabled by this "virtually proven" assumption. Any success would indirectly prove the assumption, too, or at least give strong evidence in favor. Also, it might make interesting discoveries happen faster.
The truth is there whether attempts are made to prove it or not. Also proving/disproving does not alter the fact. If you prove it to be true, great, but it was true already before. Now you just have the fact formalized on paper, so to say.
Now, couldn't one just make an educated assumption that some-particle-physics-problem has been already proven and then see what new things can are made possible with this assumption.
And then try some low hanging fruit enabled by this "virtually proven" assumption. Any success would indirectly prove the assumption, too, or at least give strong evidence in favor. Also, it might make interesting discoveries happen faster.