pragmatist comments on Natural Laws Are Descriptions, not Rules - Less Wrong
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Yes, this is a question I intend to address. As I say at the end of the post:
I have to say, though, I don't see how saying "causality" is supposed to explain the existence of regularity. It seems like the same sort of thing as the "BECAUSE IT IS THE LAW" move I criticize in this post. If someone asks "Why do like charges always repel one another?" and you respond with something like "Because there is a causal relationship which forces the charges apart" have you done anything other than restate the existence of the regularity with some new words that sound satisfying? I guess you have also conveyed the further information that the regularity is robust under interventions, but that doesn't seem to be an explanation for why the regularity holds in the first place.
ETA: This comment might clarify what I think about the sort of issue you raise.