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- Scientists constantly attempt to refute other scientists' works. An attempt to disprove the beliefs is considered hostile and unacceptable. When results or observations are not consistent with a scientific understanding, intense research follows. Results or observations that are not consistent with current beliefs are ignored.
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Clearly, the scientific method is a powerful tool, but it does have its limitations. These limitations are based on the fact that a hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable and that experiments and observations be repeatable. This places certain topics beyond the reach of the scientific method.
- Science and Reasoning
- Science and Uncertainty
- The Hypothetico-Deductive Method
- Settled Does Not Mean Proved
Humans have two primary modes of reasoning: deduction and induction. When we reason deductively, we tease out the implications of information already available to us. For example, if I tell you that Will is between the ages of Cate and Abby, and that Abby is older than Cate, you can deduce that Will must be older than Cate. That answer was embedded...
Most of our theoriesor models are inductive analogies with the world, or parts of it. If inputs to my particular theory produce outputs that match those of the real world, I consider it a good analogy, and therefore a good theory. If it doesn’t match, then I must reject it, or refine or redesign the theory to make it more analogous. If I get many r...
Science also works deductively through the hypothetico-deductive method. It goes like this. I have a hypothesis or model that predicts that X will occur under certain experimental conditions. Experimentally, X does not occur under those conditions. I can deduce, therefore, that the theory is flawed (assuming, of course, we trust the experimental co...
One of the great errors in the public understanding of science is to equate settled with proved. While Einstein’s theories are “settled”, they are not proved. But to plan for them not to work would be utter folly. As the philosopher John Dewey pointed out in his book Logic: The Theory of Inquiry: Those who demand the science be “settled” before we ...
- Peter Ellerton
Jul 1, 2021 · Recently a prominent scientist claimed the scientific method was to avoid fooling oneself into thinking something is true that is not, and vice versa. Each of these views has its merits, but if...
Jul 14, 2022 · Scientists are left with two basic communication approaches that are difficult to blend: convey uncertainty about their findings, which can come off as waffling, or declare full confidence, which erodes people’s faith in science if that confidence is later exposed as overblown.
Aug 29, 2023 · To understand the limitations in the scientific method, one must become familiar with the scientific method and its components. Pseudo-science, basically "fake"-science," consists of scientific claims which are made to appear factual when they are actually false.
May 5, 2022 · Yet contemporary science faces several challenges. These challenges include politicization, misinformation, and inequalities. I outline each of these threats, detailing the ways in which they can undermine the optimal production and application of science.
Nov 13, 2015 · Some reject privileging one view of method as part of rejecting broader views about the nature of science, such as naturalism (Dupré 2004); some reject any restriction in principle (pluralism). Scientific method should be distinguished from the aims and products of science, such as knowledge, predictions, or control.
