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Science

Science

Science is the branch of study which seeks to observe, discover, and understand how the universe and everything in it works. The scientific method, which is a systematized attempt to learn through observations, hypothesis, testing to validate or invalidate the hypothesis and developing a theory (a principle generally accepted to be true) that sufficiently explains the phenomena.

There are different fields of science: physical sciences (physics, space, chemistry, etc.), earth sciences (atmospheric, paleontology, geology, oceanography, etc.), life sciences (evolution, ecology, neuroscience, etc.), medical sciences (pharmacology, clinical research, aging, etc.), social sciences (anthropology, archaeology, psychology, etc.).

In brief, science is discovering and explaining the unexpected. Science, however, is not about providing moral explanations for things. Nor does it deal with purpose/intent (which requires a mind) or beauty which is a subjective experience of persons or value.

  • Science is “any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations of fundamental laws.” 1.
  • Knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method2

References

References
1 britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/528756/science
2 merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science

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