Cause and Fffect
The vast mass of experimental evidence, and the laws of nature which summarise it, constitute the grand edifice of physical science. We believe in these laws because they have been repeatedly checked, and can be again tested if so desired. The miracle of the Universe is the invariableness of physical law. As Poincart expressed it: "the greatest miracle is just this: that in nature there are no miracles; that nature is not governed by accident, but by law." Under like conditions a like result follows. This is deduced from experience. It may be called the Law of Cause and Effect, This law-under like conditions a like result follows -is the rock upon which the faith of the scientist is built. Science produces the laws which reality obeys. In other words it informs us how things actually behave under various conditions. Study of the past proves to the hilt the contention that "hasty generalisation is the bane of science.’ — ("The Search for Truth: How Science Advances." Talk by Dr. C. M. Focken, 4YA August 20).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 62, 30 August 1940, Page 6
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177Cause and Fffect New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 62, 30 August 1940, Page 6
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