Philosophy
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1 day agoWhat physics gets wrong about the idea of "fundamental"
Reality may not be fully explained by assembling elementary particles alone, because boundary conditions and top-down structure formation can be essential.
There's a statement that one can make that would have been completely non-controversial at the end of the 19th century, but many people both in and out of science would argue against it today. Consider for yourself how you feel about it: "The fundamental laws that govern the smallest constituents of matter and energy, when applied to the Universe over long enough cosmic timescales, can explain everything that will ever emerge."