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by pengstrom 891 days ago
You're looking at it wrong. We can't change the laws of physics, but we can change society. That's the practical difference.
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LudwigNagasena 891 days ago
Have you not read Latour. Scientific facts such as the laws of physics are socially constructed.
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YurgenJurgensen 891 days ago
The 'laws of physics' are a model that change all the time through a process known as 'science'.
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