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The world is fractal. The closer in you zoom, the more detail you see, possibly to an infinite level. So, yes, you can certainly learn a lot about everything, i
by darkerside 2y ago
The world is fractal. The closer in you zoom, the more detail you see, possibly to an infinite level. So, yes, you can certainly learn a lot about everything, if you learn everything about something.
- nickpsecurity 2y agoThe world isn’t fractal. God made the universe with specific laws that operate on infinitesimal things many times a second. Mindboggling amount of objects, like subatomic particles or energy, that all operate at once across the universe. You zooming in and out just controls what percentage you see. It reflects our limits, not the universe’s.
- ironSkillet 2y agoIt's a bit presumptuous to state that the world is or isn't anything.
- nickpsecurity 2y agoIt’s just a statement of belief. If we didn’t state beliefs, we wouldn’t be discussing anything of substance on Hacker News. Whether it’s right or wrong is a different matter.