The scientific attitude is to perform research with NO preconceptions. Scientists go where the data leads them, no matter where that goes or how confrontational.
Galileo created the strongest telescope of his time and observed the moons of Jupiter thus proving that everything does not revolve around the earth. When he published this the Catholic Church had him confined to his house for the rest of his life. He is responsible for several revolutionary concepts that we accept as fact for today like the fact that objects, no matter what their mass is, fall at the same rate. The Apollo astronauts proved this by dropping a hammer and a feather on the airless moon. Both objects hit the ground at the same time. He also created the mathematics for calculating the path of projectiles. This controls what angle and how much powder is used to fire guns. The calculations are so important that the US military invented the first computer to perform them. Galileo’s attitude about science is the bases for all modern scientific research.
Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands and it became the basis for his Theory of Evolution. He developed a theory and found sufficient information to prove it. Most scientists believe in Evolution, even some Catholic scientists. They hold to this belief even in the face of massive resistance from religious scholars, preachers, and others.
Personally I favor the scientific view. I think the Earth is round, and it revolves around the sun, and that evolution is a fact. Religious books are good, but they are based on myths and secondary data. These books are more a guide for how to live your life rather than a source of scientific data. Dogs are a living proof of evolution (included guided evolution). Look at all the various types of dogs, all of which are descended from wolves. The same is true for horses.
Scientists propose a theory and then find proof for it. They then submit the idea to other scientists who try to recreate the experiment, check the data, and see if they can poke holes in the theory. If the theory and its data pass this test then it can be published. The Cold Fusion experiment seemed to create a lot of energy for little cost, however other scientists could not reproduce the result and so Cold Fusion theory was not accepted.
2006-06-16 19:18:49
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answered by Dan S 7
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Insistence that an effect you demonstrate can also be achieved by someone else following your experimental design.
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2006-06-17 01:48:15
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answered by hallitubevolunteer1 3
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