The goal of the '''scientific method''' is to test the truthfulness of a [[hypothesis]]. It is not a set of directions for making original discoveries and it does not set out the means that scientists must use in order for their research to succeed. The whole point is to compare the hypothesis with the facts.
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The goal of the '''scientific method''' is to test the validity of a [[hypothesis]]. It is not a set of directions for making original discoveries and it does not set out the means that scientists must use in order for their research to succeed. The whole point is to compare the hypothesis with the facts.