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The answer is because everything is lazy, and it's easier to obey the laws of physics than not to. The path of least resistance is real.
Why are the laws of physics the way they are and not different? I have a degree in physics and I still don't know the answer to that, annoyingly.
IIRC, this is pretty close to what he said, except his degree was in engineering. Thank you for the response.