Who Writes the Laws of Nature?

In the previous article, we explored the notion that there's no randomness in the universe, and the very existence of these laws is proof of a Creator who has designed the universe to function in exactly the way it does.

Many people around the world refer to the Creator as the "Higher Power", yet it is evident that they mean a creator-planner who pre-dates the universe and has brought it into existence out of nothing, imposing order and logic through His laws. Hashem.

The proof from the laws of nature is essentially twofold, involving both the past and the present. This means that not only do the laws of nature attest to Hashem's existence, but so does their ongoing function at this moment.

Key Question: Why Does the Universe Continue to Exist?

Everyone talks about the creation of the world in the past tense, asking "Who created the world?", but very few pose this question in the present tense: "Who creates the world?"

This is essentially a scientific inquiry: What ensures the continuation of the universe's consistency, even at this very moment?

Simply explaining the creation of the world does not shed light on why the laws continue to operate, when they could revert back to chaos at any moment.

Some might attempt to describe the universe as analogous to a table, a chair, or a sophisticated computer no longer dependent on its creator. However, all these analogies fall short. The universe is not like an object or a physical machine that operates independently, as the laws of nature are not physical entities. "Laws" are merely observable behaviors of particles and materials in space, which have no inherent reason to behave as they do.

For example, the "nuclear force" is not a force in the traditional sense, but rather an observable behavior of particles in a specific way. We observe certain repetitive motions, particles attracting or repelling each other, and label these observations as "natural laws".

We call this regularity a law, but what is it really?

Why should materials continue acting in a certain method if not for the Creator who guides them properly?

Materials certainly do not "know" they should function in a certain way, they lack will and intention, and yet particles move at tremendous speeds and in very complex motions combining to form about 120 elements. Imagine different puzzles assembling into the same shapes precisely, hour after hour, day after day. Who tells them to do so?

Particles have no logical reason to continue acting just as they did yesterday. Indeed, if they suddenly reverted to chaos, no scientist could explain why they stopped functioning or why they weren't meant to stop... because there is no logical necessity dictating their persistent behavior in the present.

Our situation is metaphorically similar to a person accustomed to electricity consistently flowing to sockets in their home, but unaware of the existence of the electric company.

The universe at large operates seemingly on its own, in the most logical manner, without people questioning: Who provides it power and decides to keep it running this way?

Therefore, the laws of nature testify not only to a designer who created the universe at some point in the past, but to a living legislator actively involved in the universe at the present, who controls it and sustains it from creation to today. If the Creator's will were to cease even for a moment, all particles would immediately lose their form and return to a state of chaos.

Maimonides explained in the Laws of the Foundations of the Torah (Chapter 1, 1): "If one could imagine that He (Hashem) does not exist, nothing else could exist..."

Our sages also established a prayer that we have been reciting for thousands of years: "Who renews in His goodness every day the work of creation" - This is a declaration of continuous creation every day, constantly!

Summary of the proof:

1. Randomness, by definition, is described as a lack of boundaries, an unconscious action among various possibilities. For example: when ink falls on the floor, it takes on a random shape - random because the ink could have fallen in countless different ways creating other shapes, not bound to any particular form or order.

2. Lawfulness, on the other hand, is described as boundaries, the action of a limiting, guiding force that necessitates a certain, consistent, and required behavior. For example: A computer program operates within the bounds of certain fixed rules, codes that compel the program to operate in a very specific manner as it was programmed.

3. The universe, from the moment of its appearance, was created with natural laws (exceptionally precise mathematical equations) that compel all substances within to function in a consistent, logical, and non-random manner.

4. Thus, the conclusion is that our universe is the result of a legislator who decided on its laws. This is further supported by the fact that natural laws continue to operate, even though they have no reason to do so, indicating Hashem who manages and operates the universe continuously by His will.