Can scientific laws be changed by a vote?
2007-09-13 16:36:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I don't know what you mean by scientific "laws"? Science does not make laws. They make observations, propose theories and either prove or disprove the theory through experimentation. Science cannot make law any more than they can revoke the law of gravity. When they speak of such laws as Newton's law what they are referring to is something that governs the behavior of something else.
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2007-09-13 16:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Unfortunately idiots can vote and decide which scientific laws get taught in a misguided attempt to ignore them. Eventually reality is going to come back and bite them on their posteriors.
2007-09-13 16:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by pschroeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creationism is still taught in many schools. Laws have been made in attempt to push evolutionary theory with the myths of Christian creationism as the supposed historical fact written by God. Laws that side with religion go against science. Seperate the church and the state.
2007-09-13 17:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by klover_dso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
They might get changed by experimentation and observation that proved them wrong. Any "voting" would be by those scientists deemed by their peers to be capable of evaluating the results.
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2007-09-13 16:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever hear the cliche.. "Perception is reality."
That is some what like voting.
2007-09-13 16:42:13 · answer #5 · answered by Chef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋