tried researching, but didn't really get it.
2007-10-16 15:11:27 · 8 answers · asked by zzzzgigi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Perhaps you are thinking of the earliest days of science, when it was called natural philosophy. It was pursued almost exclusively by clergy, because they considered that a God or order would create an orderly universe, and that cause and effect was something to be expected. Without a reliable cause-and-effect relationship, there was no point in studying science.
More specifically, it would be the segment which considered that God set up the natural laws of science, and that generally those laws are left to themselves to run the universe. The other segment held that God was directly involved in the operational details. They would be a little less confident in the outcome of an experiment, since God might choose not to act in the usual way.
What they would call the natural order of the universe, we would call physical laws like Newtonian mechanics and gravity, relativity, quantum electrodynamics, and so on. Given a specific set of conditions, they let you predict how the universe will behave.
Look under history of science, and in particular, early philosophy of science.
2007-10-16 17:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lessee: All organized systems tend towards chaos and dissolution. All things must pass. The bigger the front, the bigger the back. Given half a chance, men will f*ck things up, and women will have to fix it. Men will take credit for that, too. It's not too late until they throw the dirt on, and I'm not sure it's too late even then...There is no darkness without light, nor light without darkness. Everything contains and eventually becomes its opposite. There is very little a cup of hot tea and a chat with a friend cannot cure. Add a walk in the country for those really recalcitrant issues. "The more I know of men, the better I like my dogs." (or cats, or horses, or whatever animals you have or like...). Republicans suck, and so do many liberals. I'm sure there's many more platitudes that could be added here..."Good things take a long time in coming and disappear fast. Bad things come quickly and can stay forever." Humanity is a sexually transmitted disease.
2007-10-16 22:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by calyx156 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just the way it exists now. No man(a drop in the ocean) can change the order of the universe. They can do all the research in discovering the new laws of the universe; but that's it, can't alter the order in the universe.
Perhaps you mean something else by your question. Please clarify what exactly you mean by 'order'. To me it means the existance, the motion and the future evolution of the unverse which depends on the laws of nature.
2007-10-16 22:37:44 · answer #3 · answered by stvenryn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have an entropic universe. And as far as earth is concerned, we have an oxidative world. I believe that our unverse is oxidative too, but I lack the data to confirm it.
2007-10-17 03:39:31 · answer #4 · answered by misoma5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U ought to put that question in the philosophy section of yahoo answers.
2007-10-16 22:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty obvious: a cheeseburger, fry, and a Coke... super-size!
2007-10-16 23:12:45 · answer #6 · answered by Ultraviolet Oasis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I consider myself pretty smart; but you got me on that one!!!
2007-10-16 22:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That all things must end.
2007-10-16 22:19:11 · answer #8 · answered by T-TIME 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋