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Deleted meaningless example - nobody asserts that *only* human actions are responsible for climate change, and there is plenty of dispute over the issue, despite broad scientific consensus.
The '''Scientific Method''' is a procedure for the dispassionate inquiry into any and all phenomena.
The '''Scientific Method''' is a procedure for the dispassionate inquiry into any and all phenomena.
It involves the careful collection of data and the development of [[Theory|theories]] which organize those facts into [[Falsifiablity|falsifiable]] explanations.
It involves the careful collection of data and the development of [[Theory|theories]] which organize those facts into [[Falsifiablity|falsifiable]] explanations.
When theories move away from falsifiability and become dogmatic, such as assigning purely human causes for climate change, then we say they are not scientific (see [[pseudoscience]]).
When theories move away from falsifiability and become dogmatic, then we say they are not scientific (see [[pseudoscience]]).
Each scientific theory is built up as a deliberately fragile structure, like a house of cards, that can collapse if any foundational principles are proven to be false.
Each scientific theory is built up as a deliberately fragile structure, like a house of cards, that can collapse if any foundational principles are proven to be false.