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there is this sort of modern attitude toward science that tacitly assumes that we understand some sufficient majority of the nature of reality, when in fact rea
by adamrezich 5y ago
there is this sort of modern attitude toward science that tacitly assumes that we understand some sufficient majority of the nature of reality, when in fact reality is apparently infinitely fractal.
- throwaway4aday 5y agoI think most of the gaps in our understanding of biology stem from the scale at which we exist. Most biology takes place at the cellular or even the molecular level, we only see the very far removed macro-scale effects of a myriad of intertwined processes.
- mirceal 5y agohah. not even close. we had moderate success in understanding and modeling some phenomena, but in the grand scheme of things we don’t know much. which is both scary and great if you have a curios mind