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I don't think anyone ever means it as a slight to condensed-matter physics to say that nature derives it from basic forces and particles, even though humans generally can't.
I don't think anyone ever means it as a slight to condensed-matter physics to say that nature derives it from basic forces and particles, even though humans generally can't.
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I hope it was clear that I wasn’t suggesting that John meant it as a slight—I know he likes condensed matter! But historically, there were definitely people who put down condensed matter physics because they viewed it as mere application of more fundamental […]
I would read that essay!
I guess I tend to forget how small-minded people can be about fields other than their own!
Putting down condensed matter physics seems supremely ignorant.