Science
Friday, May 23, 2025
When people tell you they doubt science, they think science is an institution like religion. It’s not. It’s a method for determining physical reality. So if someone opposes, or even doubts, what science has uncovered, they are also questioning the scientific method.
Observe Hypothesize Predict Test Predictions. This step is the reason why a hypothesis or theory has to be falsifiable. Reproduce
The scientific method is a process. Those 5 steps must be taken in order to assert something as reality. It’s not infallible. Subsequent observations may lead to new hypothesis. Every field of science is always discovering, always learning, never declaring anything as absolute. It forms the basis of critical thinking.
I will always prefer uncertainty and the continuing quest for more knowledge, more information. I cannot accept any dogma that promotes absolute statements. Nothing should be exempt from critical inquiry.