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Changing

Do things change? Are things ever really static? What causes this?


  • There is a constant state of changing that results from opposites.

    Nothing is truly static, fixed in place, except in theory. While a waterfall may appear very similar as you are watching it, it is not the same water, and thus not the same waterfall.

    There is a tendency to look at the waterfall as an infinite number of static instances, but, as there is never truly such an instance, this is an unreasonable way to look at it.

    Another faulty way of looking at it is that the waterfall is only moving because of forces exerted on it. This implies a static state at some point in time, or at the very least a posibility of creating a static state.

    The difficulty arises in that nothing exists without it's opposite, so such a lack of forces is impossible. Aging is not created by time, but rather by the existence of being and nonbeing. Aging is the result and not the cause.

    Thus, change is the result of contradictions, of opposites, and not the cause at all.

    Voted for by Catavader.
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