What is the essential difference between these states of matter, and the ancient elements in terms of descriptions of nature ?
• The states of matter describe the analytical stochaistic behaviour of matter in relation to energy (heat and pressure) whereas the ancient elements form part of a more holistic description which encompasses the phenomena of life. The phenomena of life is undefined and is irrelevant to the current specifications of the scientific program, and its descriptions of nature are, while having the potential for high precision is certain areas, totally lifeless. On the other hand, the ancient elements are inextricably interwoven with the phenomena of life on this planet, and are today being re-introduced by the emergence of the recognition of other inter-disciplinary domains such as environmental science, ecological science and the like. These newly emergent sciences reserve special privelidges for the ancient elements of nature, and recognise them as the elements of life and moreso, the elements of the survival of mankind.