Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 26 days agoWhy are 80% of the elements metallic? I get that they ARE, but WHY?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1159
arrow-up1159message-squareWhy are 80% of the elements metallic? I get that they ARE, but WHY?Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 26 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-226 days ago You can answer why there are so many metals. Well, again, I don’t agree that you can. I wouldn’t call that an answer to “why”. That’s okay, we can disagree. That doesn’t make my original answer wrong - just a different perspective.
minus-squareIcalasari@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·26 days agoYou can answer why there are so many metals though. You’re conflating a different question It’s like saying we can’t answer why something is flammable. Yes we can, you need a FAIR few more why’s to get to the philosophy part
Well, again, I don’t agree that you can. I wouldn’t call that an answer to “why”. That’s okay, we can disagree. That doesn’t make my original answer wrong - just a different perspective.
You can answer why there are so many metals though. You’re conflating a different question
It’s like saying we can’t answer why something is flammable. Yes we can, you need a FAIR few more why’s to get to the philosophy part