The scientific method is the tool that scientist have used through the human history to understand how many phenomena occur in the in the universe. However, the universe can be complex to be recorded in some cases, for example, how a body is affected when it suffers the speed of the light could be hardly testable. This complexity makes the scientists use their instinct and abilities at the time they applied the scientific method. In addition, an absolute truth cannot be obtained.
The universe is deeply extensive than even small particles can be almost impossible to be deciphered. For instance, a grain of salt, which is hardly observable, has around 1016 chlorine atoms, while the human brain only has 1011 neurons (Sagan 1979, p.5). On the other hand, scientists can be divided into two groups, theorists, and …show more content…
According to Pirsig, there are six categories in the scientific method: “statement of the problem, the hypothesis as the cause of the problem, experiments to test each hypothesis, predict results of the experiment, observed results of the experiment, and conclusion from the results.” On the other hand, Pirsig also gives the example of a man trying to fix a motorcycle using the experimentation; besides, he should apply his knowledge to figure out what is the real problem (1974, p 9-10). In addition, Bauer supports the idea that scientists could use the scientific method in different ways, even in a wrong manner, with the example of one of his students that had different calculations from the experimental values, Bauer suggest “his student should have considered the calculation falsified and tried another tack” (1992, p26). As Bauer student did, other scientists might use the scientific method according to how they believe it is correct, though the result is not the most
The universe is deeply extensive than even small particles can be almost impossible to be deciphered. For instance, a grain of salt, which is hardly observable, has around 1016 chlorine atoms, while the human brain only has 1011 neurons (Sagan 1979, p.5). On the other hand, scientists can be divided into two groups, theorists, and …show more content…
According to Pirsig, there are six categories in the scientific method: “statement of the problem, the hypothesis as the cause of the problem, experiments to test each hypothesis, predict results of the experiment, observed results of the experiment, and conclusion from the results.” On the other hand, Pirsig also gives the example of a man trying to fix a motorcycle using the experimentation; besides, he should apply his knowledge to figure out what is the real problem (1974, p 9-10). In addition, Bauer supports the idea that scientists could use the scientific method in different ways, even in a wrong manner, with the example of one of his students that had different calculations from the experimental values, Bauer suggest “his student should have considered the calculation falsified and tried another tack” (1992, p26). As Bauer student did, other scientists might use the scientific method according to how they believe it is correct, though the result is not the most