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Today, science tells us that the essence of nature is undefined.
First, the idea that there is an essence of nature does not make sense. However, I will try to clarify this a bit more since my initial response might be confusing.
The term essence is arbitrary, it does not exist. It is the product of our minds and language and many other things that we have learned to do since early childhood.
We think we have a perception of essence, but this is simply not possible. Our perception is nothing more than the sum total of our sensory input.
Essence is a word that describes the fundamental nature of something or someone. The definition of essence has changed over time, but the fact remains that it does not exist.
A better way to explain this is that essence does not exist, because it can never be perceived. We have no mind capable of perceiving the fundamental nature of anything.
Contrary to the current belief in science, there is no such thing as fundamental nature. There are only the things we perceive and then create a story from it.