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    Er... reality is not "constrained by laws". The so-called laws formalise observations made by humans, who do not control reality. They are statements about its behaviour: not what it is or is not permitted to do, but what we expect or predict it to do.
    – Weather Vane
    Commented Jul 18, 2023 at 17:44
  • How is that an argument against reality being constrained by laws? If it was constrained by laws, we would expect consistent observations obeying those laws to take place.
    – user62907
    Commented Jul 18, 2023 at 17:47
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    It seems that what you’re trying to get at is that laws are based on experiments that are based on inductive premises. Sure, one cannot prove that reality in the next second will not consist of atoms and the planets will not move around other planets in certain predictable ways and instead have the entire universe turn to cheese. But do you really believe that? If not, “Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our hearts.”
    – user62907
    Commented Jul 18, 2023 at 17:49
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    Regarding the post's last full paragraph, about design. Douglas Adams would mimic a puddle with body language, saying "This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!"
    – Weather Vane
    Commented Jul 18, 2023 at 18:02
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    @AgentSmith: That is very vague.
    – CriglCragl
    Commented Jul 20, 2023 at 8:30