I'm not sure Kuhn's distinction between normal and revolutionary science is quite the right framework here. Both normality and paradigm shifts are supposed to occur within science, whereas the status of natural laws might be a philosophical issue. Sometimes philosophy crosses over into science, as in the case of Einstein's thought experiments. But I interpreted the hostility in the Edge community as being due to a culture war. So I think CP Snow's point about the two cultures (the sciences vs humanities) is relevant.

But sure, Davies is looking for a paradigm shift in science, and he points to Wheeler's theory of the participatory universe. Whether that kind of theory would be scientific or philosophical/theological is another matter.