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That just deflects the question one level down without explaining anything. "Because it is" is not a helpful answer to "why?"
by calamari4065 3y ago
That just deflects the question one level down without explaining anything.
"Because it is" is not a helpful answer to "why?"
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> deflects the question one level down without explaining anything There’s a lot of levels to SOC. Which do you think is “because it is?” If you’re asking why spin values are restricted, it’s in the spin-statistics theorem [1]. If you’re asking why spin causes charge, that’s SOC. There are lifetimes of understanding contained within those layers. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin–statistics_theorem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin–statistics_theorem
- ravi-delia 3y agoThe question wasn't "why do protons have +1 charge", it was "why do protons have +1 charge, *considering electrons have -1 charge". The fact that possible charges are restricted to a few values is a much more satisfying answer to the latter than the former
- marton78 3y agoPhysics doesn't attempt to answer the question "why", it answers "how".
- magicalhippo 3y agoRichard Feynman addresses a similar "why" question in a great way in this interview[1], and how "why" questions are problematic in science. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA
- empath-nirvana 3y agoYou eventually have to take _something_ as given.