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Andre
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The development of science is thought to be happening along the lines of the http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node6.html . A clear and obvious process.
One can filosophize a bit about the process of hypothesis forming. This needs good analytic minds, no doubt, and a scientific background, a thorough toolbox of applicable physical and mathematical laws and theories.
Every once and a while that scientific method seems to fail. No matter how many times steps 3 and 4 are repeated and fine tuned, the results keep generating more questions than answers. Alternatively, discoveries may be made that are obviously holding in contempt, our attemps to create order in the chaotic universe. Phenomenons that cannot be explained by our cognitive scientific feedback process, governed by our toolbox.
What now?
1. Observe some aspect of the universe.
2. Invent a tentative description, called a hypothesis, that is consistent with what you have observed.
3. Use the hypothesis to make predictions.
4. Test those predictions by experiments or further observations and modify the hypothesis in the light of your results.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until there are no discrepancies between theory and experiment and/or observation.
One can filosophize a bit about the process of hypothesis forming. This needs good analytic minds, no doubt, and a scientific background, a thorough toolbox of applicable physical and mathematical laws and theories.
Every once and a while that scientific method seems to fail. No matter how many times steps 3 and 4 are repeated and fine tuned, the results keep generating more questions than answers. Alternatively, discoveries may be made that are obviously holding in contempt, our attemps to create order in the chaotic universe. Phenomenons that cannot be explained by our cognitive scientific feedback process, governed by our toolbox.
What now?
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