To understand the state of affairs in physics, in regard to new ideas, just look at the status quo 100 years after Newton published his "Principia" : - ( but what a great forum this is ( - : ! ! !
First post (don't have my bearings yet lol) ; i saw Alan Shepard's first flight, and i recall "One small step for man (there was no 'a' :) ) one giant leap for mankind."