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		civilized on Sept 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New details on silicon, subatomic particles and po... I've always wondered why there has to be a discrete number of elements, rather than it being a spectrum describing different types of materials.

themodelplumber on Sept 10, 2021 [–]

I always wondered, why stick with spectra rather than an ever-expanding set of infinite-dimensional workspaces, mental models, and metaphor...?

civilized on Sept 10, 2021 | [–]

And then I figured, why not just posit an omnipotent Being that just makes it all happen, at each instant, by sheer Will

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