But Wang Chong's explanations of natural phenomena were prompted less by an interest in nature per se than a wish to explain societal issues in terms of causes not centered on human will. However, the laws of nature are not sufficient to elucidate the reasons for order or disorder in society.
事實上，王充對自然現象提出的解說，不在純粹對自然的興趣，而是企圖為社會的治亂和歷史的變化找出一個不隨人的意志為轉移的規律，他企圖用自然法則說明社會問題，但社會治亂卻無法避免人的因素，絕非以自然原因就可以參透。