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Scientists have to come up with hypotheses before they come up with theories. A hypothesis doesn't require confirmation, you can just think up anything that might possibly explain a given phenomenon, and only when a hypothesis is confirmed by observation and analysis does it advance to the status of a theory. The theories are easy, since they just come from confirmed hypotheses. It's the hypotheses which are hard to devise. So, how do scientists come up with hypotheses? For that, they draw upon all their scientific knowledge and all of their imagination and creativity.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoIf you can confirm your theory experimentally, by means of experiments which can be replicated by other scientists, and if your analysis of your results is mathematically valid, you should be able to publish your results and to be taken seriously by the scientific community and by the world in general.
I will note that many people have a strong belief in the power of their own common sense, which they consider to have precedence over established scientific theories, and they believe that it is not necessary for them to learn about existing theories or to master the difficult mathematics that is used by those theories, because their simplicity is more important than other people's complexity; this is generally the attitude of what is technically known as a crank, or a pseudo-scientist. If you wish to revolutionize the world of science, the correct place to start is by understanding science as it presently exists, very deeply, with all the math that goes along with it. Shortcuts are very unlikely to succeed. And just because something seems obviously true to you, does not mean that any scientist is necessarily going to agree with you. There are lots of things that seem obvious, which are actually not true. The universe is complicated, and the majority of the population has an overly simplistic concept of how the universe works.
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∙ 12y agoIts not about prooving it right, they try to proove it wrong, if they can't then...well that's there answerd.
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∙ 12y agoPerforming experiments
By doing so many different experiments on so many different things until they get to the point.
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∙ 12y agoLots of tests, Well designed experiments, good data, the courage to publish data and conclusions to support their ideas.
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How do scientists come up with questions?
they come up with a hypothesis
How do scientists find out if their theories are true?
They try with all their might, if they are really scientists, to disprove them. As theories stand up under many challenges, and usually over the course of many years, it becomes more reasonable to consider that there is truth in the theory. But as we know, even long standing theories can be toppled when the right challenges are presented.
What are four ways Greek scientists based their theories?
Like every other scientists, Greeks based their theories on observations, experiments, proofs, evidence and more.
Why are theories used?
Scientific theories enable scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations.
How do scientists validate theories?
re do it many times
What are theories?
explinations scientists came up with made up of fact
How many theories did Einstein come up with?
Albert came up with 12 theories.
Where do the ideas for models and theories come from?
From individual thought, usually to solve a problem or explain phenomena.
How do scientists come up with questions?
they come up with a hypothesis
How do scientists develop their ideas or theories about the formation of the stars and planets?
First they study the subject, then they come up with questions that other people may want to know the answer to. After that, they use their studies and knowledge of physics to come up with a believable and reasonable way that something could be what they think it is.
How have scientists used their imagination to develop new scientific theories such as convection currents?
Scientists have no imagination, that's why they have to PROVE theories to be facts.
How did scientists come up up with models?
Scientists come up with models by trying to find a mathematical description of some phenomenon, which will give predictions that can be verified experimentally.
What theories did Einstein come up with?
einstein came up with the general theory of relativity
How do scientists find out if their theories are true?
They try with all their might, if they are really scientists, to disprove them. As theories stand up under many challenges, and usually over the course of many years, it becomes more reasonable to consider that there is truth in the theory. But as we know, even long standing theories can be toppled when the right challenges are presented.
How did scientists come up with torches?
Scientists used and made torches by the rok of circuits.
What solutions have scientists come up with about tb and badgers?
Scientist have come up with culling (killing) them.
What are four ways Greek scientists based their theories?
Like every other scientists, Greeks based their theories on observations, experiments, proofs, evidence and more.
