There are no immutable "Laws of Physics?"

[gunug]

This "might" be a topic that most people would say "Meh?" and go on but I think it's important to think about the big picture occasionally:

The current Standard Model of particle physics is indeed a tightly constructed mechanism with only a handful of ingredients. Yet instead of being unique, the universe seems to be one of an infinitude of possible worlds. We have no clue why this particular combination of particles and forces underlies nature’s structure. Why are there six “flavors” of quarks, three “generations” of neutrinos, and one Higgs particle? Furthermore, the Standard Model comes with 19 constants of nature — numbers like the mass and charge of the electron — that have to be measured in experiments. The values of these “free parameters” seem to be without any deeper meaning. On the one hand, particle physics is a wonder of elegance; on the other hand, it is a just-so story.

If our world is but one of many, how do we deal with the alternatives? The current point of view can be seen as the polar opposite of Einstein’s dream of a unique cosmos. Modern physicists embrace the vast space of possibilities and try to understand its overarching logic and interconnectedness. From gold diggers they have turned into geographers and geologists, mapping the landscape in detail and studying the forces that have shaped it.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/there-are-no-laws-of-physics-theres-only-the-landscape-20180604/?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email

So maybe you can think of it as a giant Etch-a-Sketch that is subject to frequent or infrequent shaking? 

[jchuzi]

There is one immutable law of physics: The strongest force in the universe is the force of attraction between ripple-soled shoes and doggy doo.

[gunug]

Is "Butter-Side Down" a law?