RE: Natural Order and Science
February 29, 2016 at 2:12 pm
(This post was last modified: February 29, 2016 at 2:18 pm by Harris.)
(February 26, 2016 at 3:37 am)paulpablo Wrote:(February 26, 2016 at 1:56 am)Harris Wrote: Law is a generic term that defines a pattern or principle of an activity or a behaviour. Whether you study the behaviour of people in some particular state of affairs or you study a certain event in nature in all cases your research enables you to explore the pattern or principle that regulate the activity or behaviour. Consequently, the acquired knowledge gives you an opportunity to make use of that principle or pattern in a way that is beneficial for you.
Ok, I'm no expert on the subject but none of the points you're making here point to laws actually controlling anything, as I said before scientific laws are statements and predictions based on observations, they aren't a force themselves, I'm assuming you agree with that since you haven't made a counter argument, you've just given a vague definition of law.
Additionally I'm assuming your argument is for theism, I still don't see the significance of laws in relation to the possibility of God.
All forces in the universe are acting on the line of some pattern or principle. Take away those principles and those forces will start acting randomly which in result bring nothing productive. Forces acting without certain principles are like a moving car but without a driver. Therefore, although laws are not forces in themselves however they are crucial in maintaining order and harmony in any activity.