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Line 1: − {{stub}}+ − − − Science is best defined as a careful, disciplined, logical search for knowledge about any and all aspects of the universe, obtained by examination of the best available evidence and always subject to correction and improvement upon discovery of better evidence. What's left is magic. And it doesn't work. -- James Randi −
replaced Amazing Randi quote with a real definition of scientific method
The '''Scientific Method''' is a procedure for the dispassionate inquiry into natural phenomena. It involves the careful collection of data and the development of [[Theory|theories]] which organize those facts into [[Falsifiablity|falsifiable]] explanations. Thus science 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. 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.
'''Scientific Method'''
The four steps of the scientific method {{fact}}
The four steps of the scientific method {{fact}}