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Originally Posted by dleviwing  Maybe we should not be looking at the many different particles but at the stuff they are made of. Is an electron really made of something different than a proton or just constructed differently? Does the matter / antimatter concept really make sense? Why would one say that opposite charge indicates different substance? By understanding the substance of the universe and its properties, you can understand how the particles work; and everything else. |
Hi David,
I think that your comment implying that electron and proton are made of the same thing but just constructed differently is very relevant. Particles are all forms of energy that are structured in strict accordance with how the cosmic order works. We can not know the "substance" of the universe directly as an isolated "thing" or object because we are part of how that "thing" works, but we can know its structural manifestations in phenomenal experience. We can know light energy for example, and in a sense every physical thing is a structural manifestation of EM energy. That is really all we can know through ordinary sense perceptions and empirical data, but that is enough to have a coherently holistic understanding.
Best regards,
Bob