Falsifiability

Methodology Epistemology and Ontology The research will be based on the paradigm of scientific realism, according to which the only reliable means of achieving knowledge about the world is scientific research, the result of which is interpreted with the help of scientific theories. This approach will explain the causal relationship between ineffectiveness of rehabilitative justice and possible causes of it. Epistemology in the research is positivism. Crowther-Dowey and Fussey (2013, p.40) claim…

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…

Among the responses from the 125 undergraduates, an overwhelming amount of them cited Scientific Evidence as the main reason why they believed in the existence of entities they cannot personally observe. Within this group of responses, some were simplistic and direct, while others used examples that trace back to scientific evidence as the main justification. Regardless of how simplistic or complex the response was, the underlying similarity among these responses is the adherence to the…

Unlike the normal term theory, a scientific theory must be backed by evidence. In general, the term theory suggests an idea with evidence or proof to back it up. A hypothesis is an idea that hasn’t been proven yet and, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, every scientific theory begins as a hypothesis. If evidence is then accumulated to support the hypothesis, then is begins a theory as it has evidence to support the belief. Evidence linked to theory can involve observations, experiments…

Hume argues that we are naturally inclined to reason about the world using evidence from our senses or past experiences, but whether this evidence we use is actually good as knowledge is what he questions. Hume argues that our beliefs about what is true about something, is based on our past observations of that thing. For example, the laws of physics are assumed to be true because in all past observations they have held true. According to Hume, the problem with what we regard as knowledge is…

2. How does Kuhn 's view differ from Popper 's view of science? Kuhn 's view differs from Popper 's view of science in the way of scientific method. Popper sets a very high standard for scientific method by the principle of demarcation and criticism. According to Popper, any theory can be proven false through empirical evidence or experimental data but cannot be proven true. In this view, any theory is always in the state of being not yet disproved. However, Kuhn thinks that in normal science…

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an assessment/survey that is intended to evaluate how individuals perceive the world around them and how they come to conclusions when making decisions. The MBTI suggests that there are 16 different types of personalities. The test is made up of a series of 64 questions and the answers to these questions will determine which of the 16 personalities you have. The test will also provide you with general assumptions (generalizations) about what job is best…

personal bias to scientific interpretation, and he violates both repeatability and falsifiability in doing so. His argument may carry weight from a personal standpoint, and it does resonate with those of scientific and religious background. Still, Behe’s bias disqualifies his argument from bearing the title of science. A supernatural cause is not one that can be reliably tested to any extent, and it is immune to falsifiability. Behe’s leap from natural evidence to the existence of God is a…

In the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Judge John E. Jones soundly argues that intelligent design (ID) does not represent a scientific theory, but rather a religious argument whose teaching in public schools violates the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This argument exhibits both logical validity and true premises in its categorization of the theory as non-scientific, thus being truly sound. In essence, the decision states that…

empirical evidence appears to be solid and quite believable; however, scientific reasoning does not have a sense of falsifiability, which allows supernatural causal theories to be considered plausible. While supernatural theories may not be considered falsifiable, they are essential to human faith and ultimately act as the only backup explanation when negating the falsifiability of naturalistic causal theories. I do not believe that the answers to the question of creation will ever be…