Do the laws of nature last forever? 21 September 2006 Lee Smolin Magazine issue 2570 ""The universe might make more sense if they don't, argues leading theorist Lee Smolin In science we aim for a picture of nature as it really is, unencumbered by any philosophical or theological prejudice. Some see the search for scientific truth as a search for an unchanging reality behind the ever- changing spectacle we observe with our senses. The ultimate prize in that search would be to grasp a law of nature - a part of a transcendent reality that governs all change, but itself never changes.
The idea of eternally true laws of nature is a beautiful vision, but is it really an escape from philosophy and theology? For, as philosophers have argued, we can test the predictions of a law of nature and see if they are verified or contradicted, but we can never prove a law must always be true. So if we believe a law of nature is eternally true, we are believing in something that logic and evidence cannot establish. ..."" http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/quantum- world/mg19125701.100-do-the-laws-of-nature-last-forever.html OffWorld
