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Why does thermodynamics laws look like a tautology ? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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1^st^ law of thermodynamics :
There is something that will always be the same.
2^nd^ law of thermodynamics :
Everything else always changes and never will be what it was before.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

To put it another way: These "laws" describe what we think is going on based upon human observations and testing.

The scientific method is our tool for figuring this stuff out, and "laws" are subject to change when we figure out or discover something we didn't know before.

Just because something is a scientific law does not mean that it's 100% correct and immutable for all time: It's just our concept of what seems to be happening based on what we observe and what we think we know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think there must be a mechanism behind the (stated) laws. This is what interest my reflection.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, yeah, these laws describe what we think that mechanism is. It's good that you have an interest in science! Don't give up and keep learning :)