"See, we tend to think of subatomic
particles as some kind of small billiards balls or small grains of sand.
But for physicists a particle
has no independent existence.
A particle is essentially a
set of relations that reach outward to connect
with other things.
What are those other things, please?
They're interconnections of yet other things which also turn out to be interconnections, and so on, and so on. In atomic physics we never end up with any things at all. The essential nature of matter lies not in objects, but in interconnections."
"No one induced upon us the wisdom of the American indian tribes who made all their important decisions with the seventh generation in mind. We were never taught to think about the future that way."
What are those other things, please?
They're interconnections of yet other things which also turn out to be interconnections, and so on, and so on. In atomic physics we never end up with any things at all. The essential nature of matter lies not in objects, but in interconnections."
"No one induced upon us the wisdom of the American indian tribes who made all their important decisions with the seventh generation in mind. We were never taught to think about the future that way."
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