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Is there more to nature than concrete and abstract?

Eugen June 16, 2020 at 08:56 1325 views 5 comments
Is nature infinitely complex or if we just split it in abstract and concrete we'll grasp everything of it?

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Frank Apisa June 16, 2020 at 10:59 #424297
We do not know.
3017amen June 16, 2020 at 13:31 #424339
Reply to Eugen

Great question! The irony is, you will find truth in mystery, paradox and contradiction. :scream:
Pfhorrest June 16, 2020 at 14:42 #424361
Reply to Eugen Dividing objects into two crisp sets doesn’t mean you know everything about them.

Every day in the future will either be a rainy day or not, one of those two, but that doesn’t mean I know what you will have for breakfast on April 3rd 2027, or anything like that.
Eugen June 16, 2020 at 16:03 #424395
Reply to Pfhorrest I didn't say we know everything
Pfhorrest June 16, 2020 at 16:09 #424400
You asked whetherQuoting Eugen
if we just split it in abstract and concrete we'll grasp everything of it?


The answer is no, but that doesn’t mean that there has to be something besides abstract and concrete.