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No, it describes parts of reality quite well. That’s part of its problem.
No, it doesn't describe reality, it is a model that predicts the results of some simple experiments. (Physicist here)
Edit: forgot... Minimization to transition states has been used to understand chiral synthesis and has been proposed as a means of training antibodies to assist in such synthesis. It's also been used to humanize antibodies (in combination with the classical forcefield molecular dynamics).
Are these all "simple experiments". Yeah, I guess so. No extreme physical conditions are required to perform them. Can be done in high school labs, ... Still, they're specific calculations of physical properties that reproduce nature. Not sure your point re: "doesn't describe reality" - Can relativity predict ir spectroscopy (not the shift thereof due to acceleration)? Does string theory predict anything testable vs. simpler theories?