Skip to content

A scientific law is not a scientific law, if it holds only…

“A scientific law is not a scientific law, if it holds only when some supernatural being decides not to intervene” quote by Stephen Hawking
Download Open image
““A scientific law is not a scientific law, if it holds only when some supernatural being decides not to intervene””

Stephen Hawking

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

A law that only works when a supernatural being intervenes is not scientific.

In simple terms: Science requires natural, testable explanations.

Key Takeaway

Demand natural explanations.

Themes

science philosophy methodology

Mood

inquisitive analytical

Type

philosophical scientific

When to use this quote

  • research design
  • theoretical physics
  • education
  • public discourse

Key Concepts

falsifiability naturalism

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do we handle unknowns in science?
  • What counts as a scientific explanation?
A Different Perspective

Some phenomena may be currently unexplained.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

More by Stephen Hawking

Explore all 601 Stephen Hawking quotes

More Law quotes

Browse all 16,973 Law quotes