00 What is Science?

Science is a collection of facts.

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Science is complete.

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• False

There is a single Scientific Method that all scientists follow.

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• False

The process of science is purely analytic and does not involve creativity.

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• False

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When scientists analyze a problem, they must use either inductive or deductive reasoning.

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Direct experiments are a necessary part of the scientific process. Without an direct experiment, a study is not rigorous or scientific.

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"Hard" sciences are more rigorous and scientific than "soft" sciences.

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Scientific ideas are always changing and updating.

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Because scientific ideas are tentative and subject to change, they can't be trusted.

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Scientists' observations directly tell them how things work (i.e., knowledge is "read off" nature, not built).

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• False

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