It should be kept clearly in mind that, when a scientist speaks of a law, he is simply referring to a description of an observed regularity. It may be accurate, it may be faulty. If it is not accurate, the scientist, not nature, is to blame.


An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Does Causality Imply Necessity (p. 207), Courier Dover Publications. 1995

Martin Gardner Quotes

It should be kept clearly in mind that, when a scientist speaks of a law, he is simply referring to a description of an observed regularity. It may...

It should be kept clearly in mind that, when a scientist speaks of a law, he is simply referring to a description of an observed regularity. It may...

It should be kept clearly in mind that, when a scientist speaks of a law, he is simply referring to a description of an observed regularity. It may...

It should be kept clearly in mind that, when a scientist speaks of a law, he is simply referring to a description of an observed regularity. It may...