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"Emergence" seems to me like a placeholder term. These are terms that scientists throw around for "something interesting is here, but we don't understand it yet
by api 16y ago
"Emergence" seems to me like a placeholder term. These are terms that scientists throw around for "something interesting is here, but we don't understand it yet... but we sort of know it when we see it."
Other examples: dark matter, dark energy, etc.
- pavel_lishin 16y agoWouldn't "gravity" be a better example? We don't truly understand the underlying reason for it, but we can observe its effects.
- AlexBlom 16y agoYes. I'd argue emergence is the phase where the phenomena is first being discovered.