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> "Observation isn't science." Fundamentally, science is simply this: Observe. Theorize. Repeat. Many of the observations in science take place in a contro
by lotharbot 16y ago
> "Observation isn't science."
Fundamentally, science is simply this:
Observe. Theorize. Repeat.
Many of the observations in science take place in a controlled, repeatable laboratory setting. Many do not; astronomers can't exactly drag other galaxies into the lab.
- brudgers 16y agoFundamentally, science is simply this: Observe. Theorize. Repeat. Intervention via experiment is another fundamental part of science.
- lotharbot 16y ago"experiment" is just a formal, controlled method for gathering observations.
- brudgers 16y agoConsider an experiment which tests the effects of a chemical on mice. The scientist purposely exposes the test group to the chemical and actively controls the environment of both the test and control group. Experiment is intervention even above the quantum scale.