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Originally Posted by InfiniteNow
I believe part of your problem is the word "merely" in that opening sentence. Science is about much more than a collection of facts or definitions, much in the same way that a house is much more than a collection of bricks.
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I did not define science as a collection of information - that would be knowledge and/or technology. I defined science as the behavior/action DEFINING information - get it?
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Originally Posted by InfiniteNow
Science is a process by which well-defined and falsifiable predictions are put forth to explain the behavior of the natural world, where those predictions are tested, false hypothesis discarded, and every idea scrutinized. These predictions are consistent and repeatable by others with differing views.
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And, just how does one repeat a prediction if he is not made aware of the project?
In other words, information has to be provided for the subsequent experiements, and that information has to be defined by the previous technician.
Now, I think, that what you are doing is not seperating science from the method(s), nor are you seperating the industry from either term: science, or scientific method.
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Originally Posted by InfiniteNow
Your assertion suggests that science is a dictionary, but it's not. It's a process... a methodology... and a rather elegant way to further our understanding of the way reality behaves.
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Well, we don't have to go over how my definition read, again. What we do need to go over is what, then, is a science book?
A collection of definitions, and descriptions???
