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Of course they can. Carbon dioxide consists of quarks and electrons. I can divide it into units smaller than atoms and it's still quarks and electrons. All you
by Timwi 2y ago
Of course they can. Carbon dioxide consists of quarks and electrons. I can divide it into units smaller than atoms and it's still quarks and electrons. All you did was a word trick by assuming a specific meaning of “substance”.
- namaria 2y agoNo word trick. Just pointing out that there's some nuance to it. > Carbon dioxide consists of quarks and electrons. But this is just plain wrong. Carbon dioxide consists of carbon dioxide molecules. There is no "carbon-dioxidity" to the quarks and electrons (which are also made of quarks) that the atoms that make the molecules can be broken down into.
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoThat's a good point, I hadn't thought about it that way. Maybe it's a little less of an arbitrary choice than I was giving it credit for. It is not, however, Democratus's point. So I think the "words change, deal with it" argument still stands.