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'''Cause and effect''' is the basic principle of all action. A person makes a [[choice]] to move so as to have an [[effect]] in the world. Some choices are internal and therefore show no visible result, such as planning or repentance. | '''Cause and effect''' is the basic principle of all action. A person makes a [[choice]] to move so as to have an [[effect]] in the world. Some choices are internal and therefore show no visible result, such as planning or repentance. | ||
| + | '''The law of causality''' or '''the law of cause and effect''' is a fundamental law of [[science]] telling us that whatever happens is caused.<ref>{{Cite book | ||
| + | | author = Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks | ||
| + | | year=1990 | ||
| + | | title = When Skeptics Ask | ||
| + | | chapter = 10. Questions about Science and Evolution | ||
| + | |pages = 219-221 | ||
| + | | isbn = 978-0-8010-7164-5 | ||
| + | | url = http://books.google.no/books?id=hF24HwAACAAJ&dq=when+skeptics+ask&hl=en&sa=X&ei=imcgT7foFpPU4QS1m5yIDw&redir_esc=y | ||
| + | | accessdate = 25.1.2012 | ||
| + | | publisher = Victor Books, Baker Books | ||
| + | }}</ref> Even the great skeptic [[David Hume]] stated ''"I never asserted so absurd a proposition as that anything might arise without a cause."''<ref>{{Cite book | ||
| + | |author=David Hume | ||
| + | |title=Letters | ||
| + | |editor=J.Y.T. Greig | ||
| + | |publisher=Clarendon | ||
| + | |location=Oxford | ||
| + | |year=1932 | ||
| + | |page=187 | ||
| + | |volume=1 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
[[Scientist]]s try to discover the [[causal association|cause and effect relationships]] among physical phenomenon. For example, a [[bee]] sting may cause swelling in a victim. Or the moon's [[gravity]] affects the [[tides]]. | [[Scientist]]s try to discover the [[causal association|cause and effect relationships]] among physical phenomenon. For example, a [[bee]] sting may cause swelling in a victim. Or the moon's [[gravity]] affects the [[tides]]. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Principles]] | [[Category:Principles]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Philosophy of science]] | ||
Revision as of 15:23, March 8, 2012
Cause and effect is the basic principle of all action. A person makes a choice to move so as to have an effect in the world. Some choices are internal and therefore show no visible result, such as planning or repentance.
The law of causality or the law of cause and effect is a fundamental law of science telling us that whatever happens is caused.[1] Even the great skeptic David Hume stated "I never asserted so absurd a proposition as that anything might arise without a cause."[2] Scientists try to discover the cause and effect relationships among physical phenomenon. For example, a bee sting may cause swelling in a victim. Or the moon's gravity affects the tides.
References
- ↑ Norman L. Geisler and Ronald M. Brooks (1990). "10. Questions about Science and Evolution", When Skeptics Ask. Victor Books, Baker Books, 219-221. ISBN 978-0-8010-7164-5. Retrieved on 25.1.2012.
- ↑ David Hume (1932). in J.Y.T. Greig: Letters. Oxford: Clarendon.
