Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the question. Laws of nature are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be…
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Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the question.
Laws of nature are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature. This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a law giver. If a piece of matter does not obey a law of nature it is not punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly stated.
Laws of nature are not commands but statements of facts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature. This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a law giver. If a piece of matter does not obey a law of nature it is not punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly stated.
Law of nature differs from man-made laws because
- laws of nature state facts of nature
- they must be obeyed
- they are natural
- unlike human laws, they are systematic
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - laws of nature state facts of nature
The passage says laws of nature "are not commands but statements of facts", uniformities observed in nature. Man-made laws are commands that must be obeyed, so "they must be obeyed" describes human laws, not laws of nature; the passage says nothing about laws of nature being more systematic.
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