Scientific Law Vs Skepticism

People confuse theories with laws in science all the time. An accepted scientific theory does not need to be a law to be considered truthful. A scientific law, on the other hand is in itself a theory that has gain more universal acceptance. However, a scientific law can, even though rarely, be changed if new information is acquired. The problem is when people believe that because theories and very few times laws are reconsidered and changed they should always look science with skepticism, but this attitude towards science can become cynicism when someone believes everything is relative. At the same time, a moderate amount of skepticism is healthy for science itself so that it can try and put to test the different theories and laws.
A theory is a heuristic approach towards a problem that through testing has given us a better understanding of a phenomena. In other words, a theory is a law in the making. The scientific community needs to test and re-test a theory in order to be considered a law. But, this process does not makes it less truthful than a law. It is not the right approach to be skeptical about theories because they …show more content…
Skepticism is what most of the times drives science to a better understanding of reality. It is through skepticism that science developed the scientific method. The main idea of the scientific method is that you need evidence in order for something to be true, and that faith based understanding of the world does not helps us unravel the mysteries of the universe. However, too much skepticism can lead to cynicism. If a skeptical person becomes a cynic, it can be dangerous for that person because it is not accepting the multiple tests and analysis that scientist have done to propose their scientific theories. In other words, only because you have not seen all the data, all the tests, all the analysis of a scientific theory, you can not dismiss it as