On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > you inserted a "how laws of physics work" which I did not say. I said > "physics". > Your distinction between how the laws of physics works and how physics works elude me. > > > Describing physics, and explaining physics are two different things. > Are they? > > > For reference: > http://www.dictionary.com/browse/describe > http://www.dictionary.com/browse/explain > One says "describe" means "To tell or depict " the other says "explain" means " to make known " . Do you find that distinction illuminating? Can you tell something but not make it known? It also says "explain" means to give a explanation, so I guess "flubnakate" means to give a flubnakation. Mathematics can use N oether's theorem to explain (or describe if you prefer) that if the laws of physics don't change from place to place then momentum must be conserved, and if they don't change from time to time then energy must be conserved, but mathematics can't say why it couldn't be otherwise, it can't say why the laws of physics don't change from place to place or from time to time. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
