Like fossil fuels come from organic matter that grew because of the sun. Is there any form of energy on that cannot be traced back to the sun in some way?

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    2 months ago

    Well, seeing as how the question is directly asking “is there any energy you can’t eventually trace back to the sun”, you shouldn’t ever stop going back unless you can reach a definitively non sun answer

    (Gravity arguably works - probably the nuclear attraction force as well, electromagnetic I believe)

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, although I’m not sure if I’d consider the four fundamental forces as “energy”, exactly.

      When most people ask the question, they mean in the context of the current environment, where the Earth, moon, etc. are already formed.