“The Standard Model recognizes two types of elementary fermions: quarks and leptons. In all, the model distinguishes 24 different fermions: 6 quarks and 6 leptons, each with a corresponding anti-particle.” ~Wikipedia
Is it any wonder,
considering our composition,
that we are so conflicted
about the human condition?
We are composed of empty space,
fermions, and unknown matter:
we should not be surprised
we’re as mad as any hatter.
It’s not so much the fermions
that drive me to dismay,
but the cursed anti-particles
keep getting in the way!
With such internal chaos,
malignant and benign,
progress forward must be random,
and not by our design.
Perhaps quantum realignment
can save us from ourselves:
not a Theory of Everything,
but one of Everything Else!
~James D. Fanning
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