People who are trained in the sciences are not taught to think about zeitgeists or metatheories. They want data, rational maps of meaning, and clear conclusions.
As Robert Pirsig said; "Science works with chunks and bits of things with the continuity presumed, and (the artist) works only with the continuities of things with the chunks and bits and pieces presumed."
If you want to see my theory of what comes next you can read it here: https://medium.com/original-philosophy/a-brief-theory-of-everything-interobjective-ecologies-45d0a29cf9e0