Scientific Thinking & The Scientifc Method

Good scientists always examine

Evidence

Arguments

Reasons

Scientific method helps eleminate non-scientific emotional and cultural influences

There are two main ways to test hypotheses

Conducting an experiment

Further observation

Theories are the strongest, most truthful explainations to scientific questions

Built of reliable knowledge

Built of scientific facts

Scientific method prevents emotions from affecting scientific conclusions

Lack of scepticism is a large barrier to gaining reliable knowledge

A hypothesis is never claimed "proven" by scientists