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Old 10-November-2008, 04:28 PM
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I always thought it was the difference between what and why ...

what happens => law
why it happens => theory

so that there can be both laws and theories dealing with ... gravity, for instance ...
I think, in general, science [both laws and theories] is more about whats and hows than whys.
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