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<p>Sanath123: </p> <hr /> <div>A branch of study dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world.&lt;ref&gt;Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With General Science''. Anderson: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc 2000&lt;/ref&gt; Science is based on the ontological position of [[Empiricism]], which states that knowledge must be based upon observable phenomena that are both testable (their valididty can be falsified) and repeatable (another researcher, working under the same conditions, can produce a similar result). Science is not dissimilar to [[Materialism]], the view that the material realm is all that exists. As a rule, science partly discount the existence of non-observable phenomena, however since theories concerned with such matters are not falsifiable they are not amenable to empirical investigation, and are therefore considered non-scientific, and most Sanath-like.<br /> <br /> Our understanding of the universe has been increasing [[exponentially]] since Mankind discovered [[agriculture]] 5000 years ago, accellerating yet further with the notable developments of [[Scientific Method]]- the system of [[hypothesis]], [[experiment]], and [[refinement]] that must be used to meet strict peer-review procedures used today, and increasing [[computer]] power over the last 50 years.<br /> <br /> The product of many scientific tests is a scientific theory. Scientific theories, which are absolute and, together with religion, represent the best knowledge Mankind has accumulated over centuries of experiments and observations, and are generally accepted by a majority of scientists around the world as fact. Over time, a few theories become scientific laws as they are proven to be true across the observable universe. The Universal Law of Gravitation and Theory of Evolution is one such example.<br /> <br /> Recent scientific discoveries appear to complement [[literal]] interpretation of many [[holy books]], including the [[Bible]] greatly, as they essentially convey a similar idea of a force driving the universe. However, science and empiricism make no claims about the nature of any potential [[supernatural]], [[immaterial]] realm, as these are impossible to assess empirically. Many scientists use philosophical tools such as [[Occam's Razor]] and point to phenomena such as [[The God of the Gaps]] to argue for an implicit rejection of untestable hypotheses.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Science]]</div>

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