‘Scientific-Law’ is a forgivable exaggeration by the scientific-community. They are in fact generalizations from limited observations, tentatively affirmed hypothesis leading a precarious existence.
The Mother Principle of Experimental-Science is the Principle of Induction. And along with the Contradiction Principle, it holds up much of what we know as Modern Science.
Induction’s ‘Rejection-Machine’ becomes functional, takes life, because of the word ‘Not’. And its sidekicks, ‘Always’ and ‘Never’.
The Principle says: ‘Like tomorrow’s sunrise, what is happening will continue happening until it doesn’t happen.’
The Induction Rule is formalized in the Mathematics of ‘Probability Theory’. And the First Affirmation of Experimental Science is that a hypothesis is never proved. It only stands unrejected. Via Negativa.
It is impossible to prove that a man always speaks the truth. But easy to test if he never lies. One lie is proof.
‘What we observe is not Nature in itself but Nature exposed to our method of questioning’ noted Werner Heisenberg [who was very familiar with the old Gaussian or ‘Normal’ Curve].
The visible part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum is about a third of one percent. Is what we observe the Real and Only ‘World’? Or is it just us painting with a palette limited to the colors we can see. And then claiming we’ve caught the ghost in our picture.
The golden child of Probability Theory is the construct of the perfectly symmetric Normal Distribution of Statistical Probability [Diagram above].
It is arguably the most widely used tool in Applied Mathematics. Various theorems prove that all things sampled in sufficiently large quantities converge to the Gaussian Curve.
If you are taking a daily pill for blood-pressure, a vaccine for Covid, you can be certain that somewhere in the process of being approved, the Gaussian Curve had to stamp its approval.
The Curve is conceived on a binary platform and mounted on the critical assumption [among others] of ‘Independent, Separate Observations’, a fairly dodgy idea but embraced in the Scientific community as perfectly realistic and sensible.
Is this the way Nature really curves? Or is this the only way Nature knows to curve given how we’ve rigged the rules?
You know, ‘Normal’ is a loaded word. It is not the same as ‘Average’, although used synonymously and very profitably] by your friendly Drug company executive who can explain how it works.
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