6. Scientific claims are based on testing explanations
against observations of the natural world and rejecting the
ones that fail the test.
7. Scientists gather evidence (as opposed to “proof”) to support
or falsify hypotheses. Hypotheses and theories may
be well supported by evidence but never proven.
8. A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation for
a set of natural phenomena that has been tested and
verified but is still subject to falsification. Theories are supported,
modified, or replaced as new evidence appears
and are central to scientific thinking.
9. There is no such thing as “THE Scientific Method.” Scientists
in different fields often approach their scientific testing
in different ways.
10. Science is non-dogmatic. Science never requires ideas to
be accepted on belief or faith alone.