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NATURAL SCIENCES (SCIENCE and PSEUDO-SCIENCE - as "scientific"…
NATURAL SCIENCES
SCIENCE and PSEUDO-SCIENCE - as "scientific" often connected with guarantee of quality -->requires controlled experiments
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Criteria of distinguishing pseudo/non-pseudo science: Pseudo-science claims itself science, lacking science in substance
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PROBLEM OF INDUCTION
Practical Problems - Inductive Turkey ( you were feed for your whole life, until some day you' ll be killed) - precedent actions were fit into the theory until something contradicts the theory you had
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Confirmation bias - you observe and notice facts that fit your theory, however, you don't observe exceptions and other hypothesis that contradicts
Principle of simplicity - Occam razor ( if something can be described in more simple terms, you can simplify it) More simple - more acceptable by people
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FALSIFICATION
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Definition: if confirmation is too difficult, you can contradict your theory more easily
NATURAL SCIENCE and ETHICS, VALUES
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Scientists are
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can proof values with scientific information/ help us with making value decisions ( as we will be informed by the real state of things)
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SCIENCE and SCIENTISM
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Real science - should be critically observed/ not as pure truth--> question and examine our assumptions
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