When we talk about a “cause” or "result"
When we talk about a “cause”, we mean in other words that some forces are applied and some things influence some other things. The things move to approach some other things or some other things mediate. Therefore, if the same things do not mediate or if not exactly the same things are used, then the results cannot be exactly the same and in the same amount. Moreover, when the things, which mediate or are used (for a result) are not stable, but these change somehow (especially when they change fast and unstably), then it is more difficult to identify and determine the same results. If many things combine and mediate... and if these change (without a pace), then we talk about “indeterminacy”. If we look with our own eyes at the things then we will see that many answers are more difficult than we would like them to be, but also many other answers are simpler and easier, than we thought. But many times, we do not like the answers or they are not complete. With the effort to give a more meaningful and complete answer, we forget the first and most simple observations. Our thought is lost in the relations of things and overstates the exceptions. With our own eyes, we will see many different things in many directions, which are in equal and unequal distances from each other and things as large as we want. Many of them are apparently connected together in many different ways and many other things do not appear to be connected. Some of them are linked closely and abut each other extensively or at one point, while many others are linked from a farther distance, directly or some things mediate in between. Also, many things move obviously and continuously, while many others move slowly, and not continuously. Many things connect somehow with each other, while some visible or tangible objects do not seem to mediate. Unseen forces are applied (eg, magnetic, electrical, gravitational forces). We talk logically about causes and effects, because we observe a motion or change - call this phenomenon as you want - and developments and therefore we observe the flow of time. In a movement something follows and something is earlier. We perceive what follows as a result, while what precedes as a cause. Many things move obviously but when they encounter another body, then we observe action and reaction (as it is expressed by the Newton's law). A result or more results can follow. Deformation or breakage of one body or of all of them can be caused by the impact. In other cases, the things exchange synchronized a force and the result seems to be clearly regulated and impressive. (Many examples can be added here ...). In all cases, the result is not detached and well separated from the cause. What precedes creates or causes some effect, but together with the recipient of the action and momentum. For example, a stone is pushed by a hand on the ground. In order a result to be produced, the stone needs to exist and have its chemical composition and formation, its mass and its weight, its durability and the association of its molecules, etc. The result will not be clearly derived from the application of our own force and by the separate movement of our hand. Pushing in the same way the “mealy” soil or water, with the same strength and to the same direction, then a different result will be generated. So, if we look at things directly, we will see that the result is predictable and clearer: when the things are clearly separated from each other, when they do not have their own motion, when other forces are balanced, when many things do not mediate, when the movement is realized in relatively low speed and slowly when other forces or other things do not interfere during the time the things move and when they do not interfere abruptly and without a steady pace.
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