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Old 10-November-2007, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Platts View Post
In science, a "law" is any mere statistical relation--it doesn't have to be a "rule" that things "must" follow.
Even when it's a "mere" statistical relation, a scientific law must be followed. Anything else would be kind of unlawful, don't you think?

Now, in pop-postmodernism, of course, all bets are off -- the "law" can be as lax as you will it.
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