Thursday, September 18, 2008

Scientific revolution: the scientific theory

The scientific theory is the process at which a scientist must go through to prove or disprove an idea. It begins with forming a hypothesis to be tested, then must be continuously tested again and again to make sure it is not just a random occurence. These things in theory are long and difficult tasks but in general occur in a specific order.

First a hypothesis must be stated for there to be anything to experiment. then an experiment must be set up and done several times and to be observed taking note of everything. Then you must take your observations and attempt finding why or how each occurence...occurs. Afterwards everything must be tested again for accuracy of your findings. Then you must allow a large group of people to attempt to recreate your experiment and if the majority end with the same results as you it can become a theory.

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