Lee Smolin believes that theoretical physics faces five great problems. However, not all of them are necessarily problems, depending on how we look at them. I want you to argue against Smolin; that is, I want you to analyze and critique two or more of the five problems and make the case that what seems to be a problem really isn’t. To do this, you need to (a) clearly explain what Smolin thinks is problematic, and (b) discuss what seem to be some of the unstated assumptions that Smolin is making. You don’t need to provide a conclusive argument against Smolin. It is enough if you are able to provide an analysis that shows that Smolin has not provided a sufficiently strong argument to establish his own view. If you want (this is optional), you can consider how Smolin might respond to your critique.