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I'm going to go ahead and try to define some terms: science, theory, evolution, paradigm etc.
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BWE
Posted 2009-11-17 12:50 PM (#595)
Subject: I'm going to go ahead and try to define some terms: science, theory, evolution, paradigm etc.


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Science: The process of empirical testing of hypotheses and systems by limiting variables and recording data.

Evolution: Change over time

Theory:

work in progress
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BWE
Posted 2010-01-19 6:32 PM (#616 - in reply to #595)
Subject: Re: I'm going to go ahead and try to define some terms: science, theory, evolution, paradigm etc.


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Theory: Model that explains data
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BWE
Posted 2010-01-26 7:17 PM (#619 - in reply to #595)
Subject: Re: I'm going to go ahead and try to define some terms: science, theory, evolution, paradigm etc.


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Scratch that first one. Science is a methodical process of pattern recognition and nothing more and nothing less.
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