notes-science-scientificMethod

what is the scientific method? This page exists to collect various descriptions of it.

" There is a straightforward process for finding a true answer to any question. People disagree in public conversations. They must explain clearly and listen to those who response with equal clarity. Members of the community pay more attention to those who have been right in the past, and to those who enhance their reputation for integrity by admitting in public when they are wrong. They shun those who mislead. There is no court of final appeal. The only recourse is to the facts. " -- [1]

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"Some say that you can test hypotheses etc alone without publishing and you are doing science; but others define science as a community activity, and so without publishing, it is not 'science'. While I love the idea of the lone researcher, and clever insights definitely come from individuals, without a community there is no SOTSOG. " [2]