2006-06-19 02:06:36 · 12 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I asked this question in the science section at the same time as I asked it here. Most of my questions such as these I post in various venues. Psych. philosp etc etc. I believe as Sean, we must keep questioning and seeking. Peace and Love
2006-06-19 03:06:17 · update #1
laws are facts meaning in every situation they are true. like the law of gravity any where you go if you drop something eventually will fall.and no laws can not be disproved. then there is theory , which says things in nature should act in a certin way always happens that way. but can not reproduce in laboratory or can not be seen in nature . and theory can be disproven. any time a therory cames up againtist a law the theory must be lose.
2006-06-19 02:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by rap1361 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
By definition, a scientific law is one that has been proven and is accepted as being true by the studious body of science.
Note that scientific laws are distinct from civil laws in that civil laws are granted by fiat power (literally, "let it be") and so do not have a fact or fiction description; they either exist, or they don't. Scientific laws, on the other hand, are not so much true or false as reveal to us what is observed to be true or false (ie, the speed of light, the terminal velocity of a falling object, the fabric of the universe, the power of the weak electromagnetic force, etc).
They can be disproven, but generally a scientific law is designated as such because there is sufficient proof behind it that it would be difficult to disprove.
Still, all it takes is one scientific, verifiable, repeatable experiment to invalidate that law. This doesn't happen very often, as you can imagine, but it can happen.
2006-06-19 02:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Veritatum17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are derived from facts and experiments, but if you can disprove what a law states by doing the same experiment the same way many of times and get different reults then you can try and disprove it. If it is disproven it will most likely be corrected.
2006-06-19 02:11:46 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are laws of the universe which are fact. Discovering which are actual laws and which are just a person's misguided conclusion based on "so-called" scientific evidence is another story.
Good luck in your search for truth.
2006-06-19 03:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither actually-scientific laws are based on observations-new observations can disprove it then you have new law so at best it is law till proven different-keep the peace old hippie here
2006-06-19 02:15:59 · answer #5 · answered by bergice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With more data we could come up with better understanding of the natural world.
Science has lots of theories and laws. With more observation will come a better understanding.
This is the goal of all of us.
2006-06-19 02:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Law of Gravity has been disproved, so they are guesses.
And yes they can be disproved.
2006-06-19 02:14:09 · answer #7 · answered by Samuel J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try asking in the science section. You may get answers from scientists instead of myth peddlers
2006-06-19 02:15:29 · answer #8 · answered by gwbruce_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say they teater on the brink of being fact because they are so hard to disprove.
2006-06-19 02:13:03 · answer #9 · answered by mrsdokter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously you need to have proof!!!!!! you can try, but even in school nowadays, they are proving that these laws are fact, it would be very hard to try and disprove them!
2006-06-19 02:12:15 · answer #10 · answered by Blonde-Thoughts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋