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#laws-of-nature
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Could the constants have been different? Spinoza says no; the Ashʿarites say God could change them tomorrow
I model oil reservoirs. Every model has parameters, and every morning I change some of them to see what would have happened. So the question "could the physical constants have been different?" feels very concrete to me, and I've found two answers…
Started by Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani0 replies66 views -
Do the laws of physics make things happen, or only describe what happens?
I teach physics to secondary students in Lagos. Last week a student asked me why the ball "obeys" Newton's second law. I started to answer and realised I did not know what I meant by "obeys". We talk as if laws are…
Started by Emeka Nwosu4 replies232 views