| Exactitude need not exist. There is no solid object at the bottom of matter. Rather than an object with properties, there are only the properties themselves. Matter is energy, and a great deal of it (as the famous equation E equals mc^2 tells us). But what is energy? It is nothing other than things happening. Events laid down one on top of the other like a coral reef. So, how exact are the laws of nature? A parabolic curve is the path of a thrown object, and, as represented in this sculpture is not exact at all - but neither is reality. At the quantum level, subatomic particles "lack objectification" because the scale is too small and 'objects' can only be said to exist within a range of probabilities. Solid matter, and I would add the laws of nature, are therefore a macroscopic effect. At a certain scale, it's solid and follows a parabolic path when thrown - at the smaller scale, it's a lot more random. Degrees of freedom - no determinism, no exactitude. |