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The Scientific Method

The loop that built the modern world

A repeating loop of question, guess, test, and honest result.

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Question, hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion. Then repeat. It is not a one-time path. It is a loop. Every piece of technology you use today exists because someone ran this cycle enough times. The method does not give answers. It gives a way to test whether an answer is right.

  • A hypothesis is not a guess. It is a testable statement. "I think it will rain" is a guess. "If humidity exceeds 80%, rain will fall within 6 hours" is a hypothesis.
  • Science does not prove things true. It rules things out until what remains is the best explanation so far.
SourcePopper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934)
Standard philosophy of science

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