Well - law is, in a strict sense, entirely about convincing other humans that your interpretation is correct.
In a narrow, rather than a strict sense. In that same narrow sense:
science is about convincing other humans that your experiments are correct
art is about convincing other humans that what you have made is art
parenting is about convincing other humans that you are a good parent
working for a living is about convincing other humans to pay you a living
competitions are about convincing other humans that you have won
teaching is about convincing other humans that you are teaching
being intelligent is about convincing other humans that you are intelligent
living is about convincing other humans that you are not yet dead
science is about convincing other humans that your experiments are correct
... and the best way to do that is, in theory, to do good experiments. Hence replication and so forth. That's the basic idea of Science. (Alarmingly, some modern "scientists" have indeed been found cutting out the middle-man, as it were.)
art is about convincing other humans that what you have made is art
Yes, this seems like a reasonable assessment. Some people have other goals in influencing the minds of their viewers, although this tends to edge into advertising etc...
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And one new rule: