Potential application to living things Β·Complexity theory might help explain aspects of living things
Example: Cells involve both linearity and chaos.
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Why does the author think the idea that we're close to a "theory of everything" is misleading? The answer is found in the first paragraph. The "theory of everything" can only explain interactions and characteristics of subatomic particles, but would not predict the behavior of those particles for a significant time into the future.
a
it is impossible, ββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββ β βββββββββββ ββββββ
The author doesn't suggest that we can't identify the location of all particles. What we can't do is predict the behavior of all those particles for a significant time into the future.
b
such a theory βββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββββ βββββββ
The author doesn't suggest that a "theory of everything" can be successful in explaining the behavior of linear systems. In fact, the author states that the theory cannot predict the behavior of complicated systems. Note that "nonlinear" is not equivalent to "complicated." Complicated systems can be linear or chaotic. So the fact that the "theory of everything" cannot predict the behavior of complicated systems is something that applies to complicated systems that are linear, too.
c
not everything is ββββ ββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββββ
The author's criticism of the "theory of everything" doesn't suggest that there are some systems that don't have subatomic particles. The critique is that the location and characteristics of subatomic particles don't capture the behavior of those particles.
d
such a theory βββββ ββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββββ
Supported by the first paragraph. The "theory of everything" can only explain interactions and characteristics of subatomic particles, but would not predict the behavior of those particles for a significant time into the future.
e
modern science is βββββββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββββββββ βββββββ
The author's criticism of the "theory of everything" isn't based on what modern science tends to focus on. The critique is that the location and characteristics of subatomic particles don't capture the behavior of those particles.
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