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The law of definite proportions, the law of conservation of mass, and the law of multiple proportions all provide evidence for the existence of atoms.

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How can the existence of atoms help to explain the law of definite proportions?

If the mass proportions of the original substances do not equal these definite proportions, there will something of one of the original substances be left over. Note that this is special, it could as well have turned out to be possible for substances to combine in any proportion. So we find the law of definite proportions. Now we should be baffled and wonder how on Earth could that be so? And then we could think of substances being made of small particles (atoms) or groups of such particles (molecules) to explain the laws of nature that we found. So the laws of definite proportions and multiple proportions are (partially) proof for the existence of atoms which combine into molecules. The laws are the real thing and atoms and molecules and their chemical formulas are the ideas we make to understand the laws.


Why was the discovery of Neptune a major confirmation of Newton's law of gravitaion?

There were anomalies in Uranus' orbit that astronomers thought could be evidence of another planet pulling it out of orbit. This theory was later confirmed. It supports the law of gravitation because of Neptune's exertion of a force on Uranus that caused it to have a different orbit than predicted.


What evidence is there for other universes?

At the present time, nothing direct. We have no evidence for the existence of any universe other than the one we happen to live in. The existence of others is purely speculation at this point. However, the existence of other universes -- an almost infinite number of them, most them completely hostile to intelligent life -- would answer the question of how this universe, that we happen to live in, seems to be so well "balanced" so as to permit us to be here. If there are, indeed, an infinite number of universes, then it should be no surprise that at least one of them would allow intelligence to develop within it. The other universes simply have nobody getting upset that they can't exist there.


Outside possibilities defined by natural laws as mental telepathy?

Currently, there is no scientific evidence supporting the existence of mental telepathy defined as communication between minds through extrasensory means. Such phenomena would challenge our understanding of physics and biology as described by natural laws. While the concept remains popular in fiction and paranormal media, it is viewed with skepticism by the scientific community due to a lack of empirical evidence.


What does background evidence mean?

It's evidence where sufficient background is required to understand the laws of nature.

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How can the existence of atoms help explain the law of definite proportions?

If the mass proportions of the original substances do not equal these definite proportions, there will something of one of the original substances be left over. Note that this is special, it could as well have turned out to be possible for substances to combine in any proportion. So we find the law of definite proportions. Now we should be baffled and wonder how on Earth could that be so? And then we could think of substances being made of small particles (atoms) or groups of such particles (molecules) to explain the laws of nature that we found. So the laws of definite proportions and multiple proportions are (partially) proof for the existence of atoms which combine into molecules. The laws are the real thing and atoms and molecules and their chemical formulas are the ideas we make to understand the laws.


How can the existence of atoms help to explain the law of definite proportions?

If the mass proportions of the original substances do not equal these definite proportions, there will something of one of the original substances be left over. Note that this is special, it could as well have turned out to be possible for substances to combine in any proportion. So we find the law of definite proportions. Now we should be baffled and wonder how on Earth could that be so? And then we could think of substances being made of small particles (atoms) or groups of such particles (molecules) to explain the laws of nature that we found. So the laws of definite proportions and multiple proportions are (partially) proof for the existence of atoms which combine into molecules. The laws are the real thing and atoms and molecules and their chemical formulas are the ideas we make to understand the laws.


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Why was the discovery of Neptune a major confirmation of Newton's law of gravitaion?

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What evidence is there for other universes?

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Outside possibilities defined by natural laws as mental telepathy?

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What does background evidence mean?

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