Verbal Ability - Comprehension - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 4 (Q.No. 4)
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Laws of nature are not commands but statements of acts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature. This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a law giver. If a piece of matter does not obey a law of nature it is punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly started.
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The author is not happy with word 'law' because
Discussion:
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Binod Luhar said:
1 year ago
I think Option B is correct.
The author expresses dissatisfaction with the use of the word "law" because it falsely suggests the existence of a lawgiver or agency responsible for creating these laws. The author prefers the term "uniformities in nature" to avoid this implication.
The author expresses dissatisfaction with the use of the word "law" because it falsely suggests the existence of a lawgiver or agency responsible for creating these laws. The author prefers the term "uniformities in nature" to avoid this implication.
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Animesh said:
7 days ago
1. Since, law giver's law & nature's fact both can be rigid & harsh. Thus, A cannot be the answer.
2. Since the word "agency" is not directly highlighted but is implied in the passage, we can somewhat consider option B as implied truth, hence true to some/most degree.
And also the "agency" in option B itself is a belief among a broader list of beliefs, it has its connection to option D (which suggests this broader list of beliefs). Therefore, option B is a subset of the beliefs within option D's broader list of beliefs. Also, option D also implied truth & not directly highlighted in the passage. Thus, we can consider option D true to some/most degrees.
Therefore, at this point, we have two possible answers.
3. Since the notion of "uniformity" is explicitly conveyed & implied by the law-giver's law, it is a "must be" position for law giver pov, but it also could be possible with nature's facts. But the statement of C says the contrary regarding the law giver's pov which of course cannot be true. So, option C also cannot be considered.
4. Conclusion- at this point, options B & D seems feasible but there can be one possible answer. So now we need to find the most correct one. Both the words "agency" & "beliefs" are involved words, but the passage obvious hint toward agency rather than belief.
Explanation:- agency is the least implied among the two words. Now, we can see that between B & D, option B is most grounded in the passage & least implied option too.
Third, "The author is not happy with the word 'law' because it implies an agency which has made them. Vs The author is not happy with the word 'law' because it gives rise to false beliefs". Between this two statements, "agency" is directly suggested in passage than the "false belief" although the word agency is also implicit like the word belief, but is less implicit & give more directly suggestive in the passage.
2. Since the word "agency" is not directly highlighted but is implied in the passage, we can somewhat consider option B as implied truth, hence true to some/most degree.
And also the "agency" in option B itself is a belief among a broader list of beliefs, it has its connection to option D (which suggests this broader list of beliefs). Therefore, option B is a subset of the beliefs within option D's broader list of beliefs. Also, option D also implied truth & not directly highlighted in the passage. Thus, we can consider option D true to some/most degrees.
Therefore, at this point, we have two possible answers.
3. Since the notion of "uniformity" is explicitly conveyed & implied by the law-giver's law, it is a "must be" position for law giver pov, but it also could be possible with nature's facts. But the statement of C says the contrary regarding the law giver's pov which of course cannot be true. So, option C also cannot be considered.
4. Conclusion- at this point, options B & D seems feasible but there can be one possible answer. So now we need to find the most correct one. Both the words "agency" & "beliefs" are involved words, but the passage obvious hint toward agency rather than belief.
Explanation:- agency is the least implied among the two words. Now, we can see that between B & D, option B is most grounded in the passage & least implied option too.
Third, "The author is not happy with the word 'law' because it implies an agency which has made them. Vs The author is not happy with the word 'law' because it gives rise to false beliefs". Between this two statements, "agency" is directly suggested in passage than the "false belief" although the word agency is also implicit like the word belief, but is less implicit & give more directly suggestive in the passage.
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