Rowan Brad Quni<p>Humans are <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NotThatSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotThatSmart</span></a> with a multitude of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> for how we *think* <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reality</span></a> works, that we then selectively pick and choose ("<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CafeteriaPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CafeteriaPhysics</span></a>") when it suits us (<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a>' GR/SM).</p><p>Adding to our ignorant hubris, we proclaim that <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> is the language of the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmos</span></a> + the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a> is constant and immutable! Yet we fail <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/algebra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algebra</span></a>: the same variable **is the same value** in a system of equations:</p><p>E = mc^2<br>E = hf<br>Therefore, mc^2 = E = hf (basic algebra, transitive and commutative properties)</p>