#6 — Add This To The Things We Don’t Know
I’ll be honest: We physicists talk a big game about the theory of everything, but the truth is, we don’t really understand why ice skates work, how sand flows, or where the static charge comes from when you rub your hair with a balloon.
Found this little gem earlier today on my Quora feed. It hit me on so many levels, that I just had to write about it, and share it with whoever hasn’t already read it. The one little square block reminded me what motivates me, and why I wrote my first book in the first place. Over-reaction?
I wonder if we will ever find answers to some of the more mundane things in life, and sometimes, there is hope. At other times, it seems impossible. But, who cares? What matters is that we answer the big questions, and hope that, in the process, these small questions are answered.
If they aren’t answered, at least these questions can serve as reminders of the limits of our knowledge; as reminders that we are a part of the world, and not the masters of it. That no matter how much we try, there will be more questions to answer than the answers we have.
If you’re interested in a full analysis of the concepts in the image, read here.
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