Can the physical laws that establish how things work be investigated by the scientific method?

Answer 1

The scientific method can be used to provide a proof. In most cases, it cannot be disproven.

This answer makes a little sense as presented, but it's neither complete nor correct. It's generally accepted by researchers today that NOTHING can be scientifically proven to be correct. One can offer support to an hypothesis, and when a vast quantity of evidence gathered seems to do support the hypothesis, it may graduate to the level of a THEORY. That's about as close to ''proof'' as we can get. This means that stating some scientific contention is a theory is a very strong statement indeed. It means essentially that everyone in the scientific community accepts it as correct. That still doesn't mean it is correct...it simply means that all known evidence accumulated to date has demonstrated that it is.

The reason for this apparent waffling is that results that may or may not support a given hypothesis are mutable. The development of new instruments or ideas can alter results and conclusions. Over the years, this has happened many times.

There are many who believe that while science can never prove an hypothesis is right, it can be proven to be wrong. I would argue that while the idea may sometimes seem to be absolutely wrong, time and breakthrough instrumentation could alter that evidence also.

Answer 2

I've heard both ways, but personally I think false. Like, if you're wondering when Napoleon died, you cannot exactly experiment to figure it out.

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

false