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All the ideas for 'The Character of Physical Law', 'The Sceptical Chemist' and 'Theological and other works'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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People generalise because it is easier to understand, and that is mistaken for deep philosophy [Feynman]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers

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We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory

9410	Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics

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Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter

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Attraction or repulsion are not imparted to matter, but actually constitute it [Priestley]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

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We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

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I don't see how mere moving matter can lead to the bodies of men and animals, and especially their seeds [Boyle]