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If it dictates how the physical realm functions, it's a physical law, not a metaphysical one. That's why "physics" is an evidence based, empirical science, whereas "metaphysics" is purely philosophical.
How did this concept of god come here?
It isn't a thing you can touch, but it's still not metaphysical. It can be measured, quantified and understood.
Citation needed.
Well, a brain consists of matter, and it emanates thoughts. So there: matter does/can think.
But obviously, under certain condition, matter emanates thougths.
What in particular would you like to know?
I´m sure you see the problem of circularity here.
That´s not an explanation how he did it.
We don´t know how they came to be with a God, and we don´t know how they came to be without a God. What now?
No, there are more perspectives. E.g. you left out extra-natural (direction not implied).
The fact that you don´t accept the answer "We don´t know".
I am discussing with you.
Apparently you are. Try to avoid projecting on others.
What do you think we are doing right now?
Well, you have heard from me: We don´t have an explanation how matter came into existence, we don´t have an explanation how matter came to behave the way it does. We don´t have these explanations - with or without invoking deities.
Here are some constants that constrain how matter and energy interact, and these constants all depend on each other: Epsilon, pi, one and zero. Moreover, the physical constants like Planck's Constant and the speed of light and the gravitational constant are all determined by those basic mathematical constants. The cosine of zero is one. We have made up the words but the relationship is not made up. It is observed, a fact, a reality.
Those are assertions and they are obviously contrary to fact. The brain is matter and the brain thinks. At least mine does. I am made of matter and I have been known to drive a car and program a computer, so matter can obviously give direction. I have written a couple of poems and composed a couple of tunes, and molded a little clay, so matter can create.
And the concept of leprechauns is that they horde gold, therefore you can find gold at the end of the rainbow. Reality can be demonstrated, and a baseball bat up aside your head is pretty convincing. Spirits cannot be demonstrated, and there is really no reason to suppose they exist.
People have been explaining it to you. You seem to have trouble understanding. To some of those who do understand, it appears that you are simply being perverse. I think you have simply not exercised your faculties enough to follow logical reasoning. When you tried to consider hard questions you just said "Miracles!" You are like a couch potato who has entered a four mile run. You simply aren't capable. Nothing wrong with that. Many people live perfectly happy and useful lives without any special skills or talents at all.
It has been explained to you. Several people have made the effort. If you don't understand it is because you are by nature or lack of training incapable of understanding. Can you accept that there are some things you just don't know and can't learn without considerable effort? I would suggest courses in statistics, calculus, and abstract algebra, as well as physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, and geology.
Well, if you measure the angles in radians instead of degrees, then there are 2 X Pi radians in a circle, and the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is Pi. It can't be anything else. It is not a rule made arbitrarily. It can't be anything else.
Are you a physics major? Astronomy? Cosmology? Chemistry? Somehow I don't think you are either... it would be quite difficult to do anything like that and "forget basic geometry".
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Armoured, from your perspective could there be a difference between a physical law and a natural law?
The term natural "law" derives from a time when it was assumed there was a law-giver.
Its a test to help us determine what we mean by "law".
Energy is a rational concept in physics and a physical actuality in reality. The poster might believe that energy could have existed in some other form but that is another question and one that has serious problems in that it would mean that energy had to exist at another time and time came into existence with the existence of the universe.
So if something exists it can never have not existed? Sorry not getting you here. Why do you think there is nothing that is absolute nothing philosophically or otherwise?
We know why the sky is blue, at least in scientific terms but asking how nothing became something is not on the same conceptual level as is how did the universe pop into existence into nothing...no space to pop into. Space didn't exist, gravity didn't exist, time didn't exist and energy didn't exist as far as we can tell. So asking how the sky is blue is a relative simple question but has meaning and so does "how did the universe come to exist and how did the laws that govern it come into existence is a very meaningful and important question to ask in my opinion.
When was there a time that the law no longer needed a law giver?
