@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhy are 80% of the elements metallic? I get that they ARE, but WHY?message-square41fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down13
arrow-up1156arrow-down1message-squareWhy are 80% of the elements metallic? I get that they ARE, but WHY?@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-square@SorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilink-1•edit-21 year 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-squareIcalasarilinkfedilink3•1 year 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