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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Can Science Tell Us What Happened in the Past? Historical vs. Observational Science
It is fairly common knowledge that science requires observations and repeatability, but at a quick glance, many fields of science seem to lack those criteria. For example, forensic science, archaeology, and paleontology all deal entirely with past events that can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Science, Science of Evolution
Tagged Bad arguments, creationism, evolution
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“But scientists have been wrong in the past…”
I’m sure that we have all seen it happen at one point or another. Two people are debating about some scientific topic and the person who is opposed to the mainstream scientific view gets backed into a corner by an … Continue reading
Using Deductive and Inductive Logic in Science
There are several different types of logic, but probably the two most common are deductive and inductive. Both of these play a vital role in science, but we use them for different purposes. Therefore, it is my intention to explain … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Science, Rules of Logic
Tagged evolution, rules of logic
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Science and the Public Part 3: A Scientific Consensus is Based on Evidence, not Peer Pressure and Adherence to Dogma
In this post, I am going to debunk an argument that is very commonly used by the anti-science movement. Namely, the argument that scientists merely go along with the accepted dogma of their field and either refuse to consider contrary … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of Science
Tagged Bad arguments, scientific consensus
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Science and the Public Part 2: Scientific Results Are Facts, Not Conspiracies
As I explained in the first post of this series, there is widespread and unfounded disagreement between what scientists know to be true and what the general public chooses to believe. Many people choose to blindly reject the science behind … Continue reading
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