The Scientific Method & The Industrial Revolution
In the past people lived on farms and most of their goods were produced by hand. A century after 1750, most people lived in cities and needed ways to produce their needs, that’s when machines powered by steam, came into play. The Industrial Revolution took place in Great Britain and spread to Belgium, France, Germany, and the …show more content…
Some would argue that there are other forms of knowledge and science and it’s methods shouldn’t be held in higher regard than them. However, some argue that science without the scientific method would bias and leave theories unproven. It is argued that there would be no validity in many things and it would be difficult to take many theories seriously. Without a way to prove things one can imagine some form of chaos and maybe even the splitting of communities based on differing opinions. That’s precisely what most theories would become, nothing more than opinions, with no facts to back them