David Armstrong's account of laws proposes that properties like force, mass, and acceleration are universals that have quasi-causal connections, and concrete instances conform to these universals in a way that can be explained scientifically without requiring divine lawmaker.
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James OrrEvidence Quote
“There's a kind of what he calls a quasi-causal connection between these universals... concrete examples... conform to... that conformity can be explained in scientific terms.”
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The Magician’s Twin, with David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, and James Orr | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM
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