We create models to explain nature, but the models wind up gatecrashing nature and driving away the original inhabitants.

We create models to explain nature, but the models wind up gatecrashing nature and driving away the original inhabitants.

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In "Ghostwritten," David Mitchell explores the concept of models and their influence on nature. He suggests that while our constructs aim to clarify and represent natural phenomena, they can inadvertently disrupt the very systems they try to encapsulate. This duality highlights a tension between our understanding of natural processes and the interference our models can cause, suggesting that theories and frameworks might impose limits on the realities they intend to explain.

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