Have we therefore reached a point where those forces of preservation are stronger than the forces of change?
Have we therefore reached a point where those forces of preservation are stronger than the forces of change? Consider what happens to an object with forward momentum on a frictionless surface (say, a hockey puck on an ice rink). It travels far. Now consider what happens when the object is met with the counterforce of friction (say, the same hockey puck on a sandy beach). It decelerates and eventually stops moving altogether.