Scientific Method

By Deborah on March,14th,2009

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Thank you to many, many, many of you who have written to me about evolution/creation, the Big Bang and other science questions. I thought it would be a lot easier if I wrote several posts to try and clear up some queries.

First, I LOVE science. I do study evolution as well as creation and I have read many text books, both written from the evolutionist’s and creationist’s position. I have studied Biology, Geology, Palaeontology, Astronomy, Evolution and Creation, and recently started Physics and Chemistry. I have attended many lectures and regularly watch debates on the internet.

So I am not just ‘brainwashed’, as many of you think, but look at the data myself, listen to scientists and form my own conclusions. I have been to the Deborah and "Lucy"London Museums and seen ‘Lucy’ and many other displays for myself and look forward to reading “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.”

Scientific Method

Many of you have said that I don’t understand the Scientific Method. I think that I do. Please tell me if I am wrong. My understanding of the Scientific Method is:
  1. State the problem.
  2. Research the problem (research, observation, experimentation).
  3. Formulate a hypothesis.
  4. Test the hypothesis (experimentation).
  5. Formulate a theory (general principle).
  6. Communicate the results.
After the accumulation of sufficient information or data a scientist may make a generalization which is called a Hypothesis. If more observations confirm his hypothesis then this becomes a Theory. If this theory is unchallenged and consistently supports the facts it will then, after much time has passed, become a scientific Law.
If, however, any observation (even though seemingly trivial) conflicts with his hypothesis, the scientist is left with two major alternative: 1. He has to discard his hypothesis and search for another, or 2. He has to attempt to find a plausible explanation for what he observed in accord to his hypothesis.
More coming soon……..

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