We could discover that the characteristics of real particles are such that they are best (read: most simply) explained by some process that starts with simple particles and splits them into multiple levels with different properties, some of which epiphenomenal with respect to others.
We could discover that the characteristics of real particles are such that they are best (read: most simply) explained by some process that starts with simple particles and splits them into multiple levels with different properties, some of which epiphenomenal with respect to others.