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> You could also say that atoms are a construct, also molecules and nuclei. You could say it, but they are real things that interact with the environment. DNA
by mmooss 2y ago
> You could also say that atoms are a construct, also molecules and nuclei.
You could say it, but they are real things that interact with the environment. DNA is a real thing that interacts with the environment.
Species, the periodic table, etc. are constructs. They are useful because they help us understand the world.
- scotty79 2y agoIt's just clumps of matter. Ssme way species is just a clump of individuals. > Species, the periodic table, etc. are constructs. They are useful because they help us understand the world. My point exactly.
- mmooss 2y agoThat clump doesn't exist, except in rare circumstances - it's conceptual, which is why you use a metaphor. The clump of hydrogen and oxygen atoms that make a water molecule is actual, real - you can touch it and see it.