The Existence of the Laws of Physics

A ghost is never required to explain any phenomena out there. But when it comes to consciousness and free will, we require those things in order to explain stuff. Some people think precisely by arguments such as you've mentioned, there really are no laws of physics. They're just a kind of way of summarizing physical events and processes. So why should there be anything special about the statement that nothing can exceed the speed of light? It's an explanation of how the universe is.