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Its a nice sentiment but inaccurate. If you wanted a fundamental particle that we are mostly made of, gluons would be a better boson to pick, since they make up
by kazagistar 6y ago
Its a nice sentiment but inaccurate. If you wanted a fundamental particle that we are mostly made of, gluons would be a better boson to pick, since they make up the majority of the mass/energy of subatomic particles in matter. Why would you say photons?
- doliveira 6y agoOur biological processes are caused by the electromagnetic force, which is mediated by photons.
- dwaltrip 6y agoAre you saying this because chemical bonds are largely due to electromagnetic force? That is true as far as I am aware. Although it does seem like a peculiar way to say it: "Our biological processes are mediated by photons". But maybe that is just me. Regardless, it still is incorrect to say we are simply an arrangement of photons. The matter making up our body is composed of atoms, which are composed of electrons, quarks, and gluons (fundamental particles in the standard model).
- nvader 6y agoBut those photons wouldn't have source or destinations if it wasn't for the hadrons and fermions. Maybe we're both luminous beings and this crude matter.