Science is a method for understanding the working of existence.
Only natural phenomena are admitted (once you admit the supernatural any explanation falls apart, as one can claim anything and there is no way test it).
Explanations have to be able to be tested. Depending on the type of science, that testing take various forms.
In the operation of science explanations are offered, tested and used to predict and explain observation. When an explanation fails to account for an observation(s), it is modified or abandoned for an explanation that does explain.
2007-04-10 01:31:54
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answered by WolverLini 7
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Science, in the broadest sense, refers to any system of knowledge which attempts to model objective reality. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
Natural sciences, which study natural phenomena, including biological life;
Social sciences, which study human behavior and societies
These fields are empirical sciences, which means the knowledge must be based on observable phenomena and capable of being tested for its validity by other researchers working under the same conditions.
Formal science, e.g. mathematics and logic, is sometimes classified as the third group of science, having both similarities and differences with the natural and social sciences. It is similar to other disciplines in that it involves an objective, careful and systematic study of an area of knowledge; it is different because of its method of verifying its knowledge, using a priori rather than empirical methods. Formal science, especially mathematics, is vital to the sciences. Indeed, major advances in mathematics have often led to critical advances in the physical and biological sciences. Certain mathematical approaches are indispensable for the formation of hypotheses, theories, and laws, both in discovering and describing how things work (natural sciences) and how people think and act (social sciences).
Science as defined above is sometimes termed pure science in order to differentiate it from applied science, the latter being the application of scientific research to specific human needs.
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2007-04-09 17:00:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Science is the organized system of solving problems and answering questions.
This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena.
2007-04-09 17:02:11
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answered by Curiosity 7
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the study of all things natural.
2007-04-09 17:01:28
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answered by Anonymous
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2007-04-09 17:01:18
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answered by Anonymous
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