Patents are for particular methods of doing this. You can't reduce all patents to "moving atoms and molecules around in different configurations" claim prior ar

Patents are for particular methods of doing this. You can't reduce all patents to "moving atoms and molecules around in different configurations" claim prior art, and invalidate all past, present and future patents. To illustrate this, a patent (as originally intended at least) wouldn't be for something broad like "walking down the street" but maybe for something more like "walking down the street with a particular gait." While I don't necessarily agree with the patent system, it detracts from the conversation with it's not an informed discussion.