Undergrad The "problem" of Induction and conservation laws

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TL;DR

Induction and conservation laws

If we by induction in the scientific method mean:

"that the future will resemble the past" and The Problem of Induction states:

"There is no logical necessity forcing nature to remain uniform"

does The Problem of Induction implies violation of (global) conservation laws?

 

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"that the future will resemble the past"
"There is no logical necessity forcing nature to remain uniform"

Can you cite credible references that state these definitions of "induction in the scientific method" and "the problem of induction"? Thanks.

 

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does The Problem of Induction implies violation of (global) conservation laws?

Not necessarily, as many conservation laws can be proven deductively - this is Noether’s theorem. But this just pushes the problem down one level; there’s no deductive argument that the symmetries underlying a conservation law must be universal.

The PoI is an interesting and important philosophical problem but it is out of scope for PF. We’re here to discuss how science is generally practiced, and “proceed on the assumption that induction generally works” is an essential part of that practice.

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