Questions from different perspective

The idea here was to consider a few questions with respect to how they would be viewed by Taoism, quantum physics, and the glass in my experiment

1. What is action how is it possible?

The Tao says- things act in accordance with the way, things that do not quickly perish

Physics says- things are most likely to occur in accordance with certain equations, deviations from this are possible and observable (consider quantum tunneling) but infrequent. Their frequency falls into what is expected in a probabilistic distribution.

Glass says- in the presence of vibration/excitation, cracks form and grow from anomalies, breaks occur leaving behind a uniform surface less likely to vibrate, less apt to grow cracks

2. What is a person?

Physics says - the sum total of many probabilistic interactions to form matter, at this scale any outliers/anomalies to the probabilistic behavior are insignificant. Thus matter behaves in an orderly fashion and can interact with other matter in predictable ways, this gives rise to the interactions described by chemistry. In turn chemistry allows for the organizing and replicating interactions we call life, over many many years, interactions such as these result in the emergence of Homo Sapiens Sapiens.

Glass says - appears to say nothing in this regard (maybe it is because I don't speak the language of glass), from a human's understanding of glass, the human, to glass is an element of change, one that transmutes its state. Glass is always in transition - this is why older windows show distortions: the glass is flowing slowly with gravity. My interactions involved much more abrupt forces over a shorter time frame, thus leading to fractures - perhaps done with less energy and quickness a more smooth changing of state/warping could be achieved?

The Tao says- the observer of the universe,

3. How do things come together?

Physics says- interactions are governed by four fundamental forces: nuclear strong force, nuclear weak force, electromagnetism, and gravity.

Glass says - passive, holds together on its own accord, flows or shatters with external input

Tao says - all things come together in accordance with the great Way

4. What is binding?

Physics says- the parameters of probable wave functions dictate where something is most likely to be - these are what physics sees as the boundaries of state. These can be modified in various ways, such as changing energy levels or by the introduction of additional factors - say a magnetic field. Things will fall within these parameters in accordance to the laws of probability: the possibility for things to be outside of them is finite and calculable and therefore possible but only as likely as it is probable.

Glass - stillness, the relation of glass to its self

Tao- the Way binds all things

5. What is action?

Physics says - the exchange of various types of energy between systems

Glass says- formation of cracks/ shattering, flow, vibration (could probably lead to fractures or flow)

Tao says- all things follow the great way