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Line 6: − When trying to explain past phenomena, historical scientists try to construct a set of [[hypothesis|hypotheses]] about the causes and then look for a so called "[[smoking gun]]", a piece of evidence which indicates that one of the hypotheses might be a better [[Explanation in science|explanation]] than the others.<ref>{{Cite journal+ + + + + + + + + +
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Whenever science tries to explain a unique historical event or past phenomena, careful testing and repricability are ''by definition'' impossible.<ref>{{cite book
|author=Michael J.Behe
|title=Darwin’s black box, the biochemical challenge to the evolution. P.X Preface
|publisher= Free press
|place=NY
|year=2006
|pages=242
|isbn=9780743290319
|url=
|quote= }}</ref> Instead, historical scientists try to construct a set of [[hypothesis|hypotheses]] about the causes and then look for a so called "smoking gun", a piece of evidence which indicates that one of the hypotheses might be a better [[Explanation in science|explanation]] than the others.<ref>{{Cite journal
| author=Cleland, C.E.
| author=Cleland, C.E.
| title=Methodological and Epistemic Differences between Historical Science and Experimental Science
| title=Methodological and Epistemic Differences between Historical Science and Experimental Science