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Basic Principles of Science
1. Empiricism :Careful observation of empirical (real, observable) phenomena to help understand fundamental processes/natural laws.
2. Uniformitarianism :Basic patterns and processes are uniform across time and space; the forces at work today are the same as those that shaped the world in the past, and they will continue to do so in the future.
3. Parsimony :When two explanations are reasonable, the simpler (more parsimonious) one is preferable. AKA Ockham's razor.
4. Uncertainty :Knowledge and explanations change as new evidence appears.
5. Repeatability :Tests and experiments should be repeatable; if the same results cannot be reproduced, then the conclusions are probably incorrect.
6. Proof is Elusive :We rarely expect science to provide absolute proof that a theory is correct, because new evidence may always improve on our current explanations.
7. Testable Questions :Science is about testing ideas with evidence. We formulate testable statements (hypotheses) to test questions.