upjumpdaboogie Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Are the laws of physics disputable?How about the laws of chemistry?Or biology, for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mala Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Um...thats a big question, but I think I can vouch for Newton and his third law of motion. An alternative formula for his law is:Whenever one body exerts force upon a second body, the second body exerts an equal and opposite force upon the first body. Very true. If you strike and object with force, then the object also strike you. Imagine punching someone in the face. The same force you exert on the persons face is also exerted on the hand/arm you used to throw the punch.I know you were asking about scientific laws in general, so i'll say a little something about that. Just like in every other facet of life, laws are broken and rewritten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upjumpdaboogie Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 thanks for the response.can also apply to things beyond science, too. The scientific ones are more easily explained. For example, potnetial and kinetic energy. Merely standing is putting it to practice, gravity, etc.F = ma. and W = Fd.But let's say... in matters of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. Perhaps, not. Just because you care for someone, doesn't mean they will care for your back, and/or hate you back in kind. Just curious.. how far the theory can be expanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mala Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 I knew that was what you were going for. Writers sometimes use scientific law to set a scene in books and movies. They try apply it to a real life situation and it works for what they are doing. It works because they wrote the damn thing. The laws cannot be expanded to all situations in life because they are laws of science, not human behavior.I applaud you for this topic, you should go rent "pi". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsamurai Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by mala I knew that was what you were going for. Writers sometimes use scientific law to set a scene in books and movies. They try apply it to a real life situation and it works for what they are doing. It works because they wrote the damn thing. The laws cannot be expanded to all situations in life because they are laws of science, not human behavior.I applaud you for this topic, you should go rent "pi". Oooo will do on that movie and I applaud you both. Science and human behavior are worlds apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by upjumpdaboogie Are the laws of physics disputable?How about the laws of chemistry?Or biology, for that matter. everything is disputable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upjumpdaboogie Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by dgmodel everything is disputable... In that vein: the only certainty in life, is death.& the more things change, the more the stay the same (constantly changing)& you can't change the past -& et al.unless I missed a memo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 i agree with all of those however i can dispute them all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upjumpdaboogie Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by dgmodel i agree with all of those however i can dispute them all.... Does [the mere] disputing [of] a theory, disprove it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 not at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mala Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by upjumpdaboogie Does [the mere] disputing [of] a theory, disprove it? A theory is just that; a theory. If you prove it, it is a law. If you disprove it, it is bunk. If you can't do either, its a theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 ...ever since i heard PIE, my mind has been set adrift...focus on anything but sweets has been an exercise in futility....my homer simpson mode has taken over....drooooooooooooollllp.s."Science and human behavior are worlds apart." - if that statement is true, i better throw out my minor in sociology...lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mala Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by phatman ...ever since i heard PIE, my mind has been set adrift...focus on anything but sweets has been an exercise in futility....my homer simpson mode has taken over....drooooooooooooollllp.s."Science and human behavior are worlds apart." - if that statement is true, i better throw out my minor in sociology...lol... LOL...I think he meant that natural science and human behavior are worlds apart. However, I still wouldn't agree with this statement. I'm a stong believer in evolutionary psychology, which examines the evolved cognitive structures of the mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by mala A theory is just that; a theory. If you prove it, it is a law. If you disprove it, it is bunk. If you can't do either, its a theory. this girl is amazing~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upjumpdaboogie Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 I'm just a billYes, I'm only a billAnd if they vote for me on Capitol HillWell, then I'm off to the White HouseWhere I'll wait in a lineWith a lot of other billsFor the president to signAnd if he signs me, then I'll be a law.How I hope and pray that he will,But today I am still just a bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mala Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Originally posted by dgmodel this girl is amazing~! Why thank you...I'll be here all week, Kiddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 thats what im afraid.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpyrate Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 ima firm non-believer in "what goes around comes around" ... just doesnt happen like that in real life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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