Science
From Conservapedia
Science is a methodology for discovering and classifying knowledge. The scope of science encompasses all measurable phenomena. Science falls under two scopes: natural science, dealing with the physical, natural world, and social science, dealing with society and human nature.
Epicurus is an important figure in the development of the scientific method. He insisted that nothing should be accepted except that which has been sufficiently tested through direct observation and logical deduction. Roger Bacon is hailed by many the father of modern science. His focus on empirical approaches to science was influential. He wrote an encyclopedia, his Opus Majus.
People who study science are called scientists. Most of the early scientists who started many of the scientific fields, and some of history's greatest thinkers, such as Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton, believed in God, or some other higher power, and many were creationists. In addition, Christianity played a pivotal role in the development of modern science. In recent years, American scientists have been much more atheistic as a group than the general public. [1]
Principles of science
The basis of modern science is observation and hypothesis, it involves constructing the best theory to explain an occurrence based on the evidence at the time. The generally accepted scientific procedure is:
- Observations of an unknown phenomenon are made
- A hypothesis is made to explain to explain the observations
- A experiment or experiments are carried out to test the hypothesis.
- If the experiment supports the hypothesis it is considered a theory
- If the experiment does not support the hypothesis it is either rewritten or discarded
- If at a later date evidence is produced which contradicts the theory, it is discarded and a new hypothesis is developed
One of the fundamental tenets of science is that no theory is absolute; theories are constantly changing in response to the observation of new evidence. Hence, a scientific theory that begins with an immutable conclusion and attempts to "fit the facts" to that argument does not fall within the realm of true scientific research.{fact}
