A particular fact being scientific is just a matter of observations. However, we are not aware of all the facts in the universe. So, if a hypothesis is not scientific by today's standards, it does not mean that it is entirely unreasonable. Things which were thought to be unreasonable centuries ago and perfectly within reason now - just look at an aeroplane.
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A hypothesis is any concept concerning understanding something, anything. A (scientific) theory is a hypothesis which has been tested and found (so far) to be true. A "scientific law" is just a thumb-nail description of a theory (its never complete).
Using the scientific method, a hypothesis must be tested as the focus of any experiment. A hypothesis is a specific, testable prediction about the relationship between variables. Through experimentation, observations, and data collection, scientists can support or refute the hypothesis, leading to conclusions that advance understanding of the topic. This process is essential for validating scientific theories and knowledge.
A scientific hypothesis is not accepted if there is no way to demonstrate the hypothesis wrong. In fact, if there is no way to demonstrate the hypothesis wrong, then it is unfalsifiable and unscientific. For example, if I hypothesize that an all-powerful being created the Universe, there is no way to demonstrate that this hypothesis is wrong. One might argue that none of the natural laws of science require the intervention of an all-powerful being, but then I would simply argue that is because the being designed things that way. Because I can come up with any unfalsifiable explanation for any objection not only is there no way to demonstrate that my hypothesis is wrong, there is also no scientific reason or evidence to believe it is right.
When scientists develop a scientific law or theory they follow the scientific method. They first develop a hypothesis and then test their hypotheses in order to record any reactions or occurrences. Once they have performed enough tests to either prove or disprove their hypothesis they can state a scientific law or theory.
No, that is not necessarily the case, because not everything is about science. Science is incredibly useful, but it is not everything. For example, I might make a hypothesis about what I want to eat for dinner. I think I might like a dry wine to go with my pork. This is not a scientific issue, it is just an issue of my personal taste. It has no scientific answer. But it is not unreasonable.
That's a bit of a nonsense question. The existence of life is consistent with *any* and *every* hypothesis that tries to explain the existence of life, scientific or not. The existence of life is the very thing that the hypothesis is trying to explain, so necessarily the hypothesis assumes it and must therefore be consistent with it. The same goes for the *kind* of life we find on Earth: since any scientific hypothesis must explain the life we find here, such a hypothesis must necessarily be consistent with the life we find.
No. There is no scientific evidence to support the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis. Nor are there any scientific papers in any reputable, peer reviewed scientific journals that support this hypothesis. After the last proponent to support this hypothesis, Hardy 1960(marine biologist), the main prominent proponent of it is Elaine Morgan who is not a scientist but a screenwriter.
Any scientific inquiry necessarily involves observation and reasoning.
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A hypothesis is any concept concerning understanding something, anything. A (scientific) theory is a hypothesis which has been tested and found (so far) to be true. A "scientific law" is just a thumb-nail description of a theory (its never complete).
Using the scientific method, a hypothesis must be tested as the focus of any experiment. A hypothesis is a specific, testable prediction about the relationship between variables. Through experimentation, observations, and data collection, scientists can support or refute the hypothesis, leading to conclusions that advance understanding of the topic. This process is essential for validating scientific theories and knowledge.
A scientific hypothesis is not accepted if there is no way to demonstrate the hypothesis wrong. In fact, if there is no way to demonstrate the hypothesis wrong, then it is unfalsifiable and unscientific. For example, if I hypothesize that an all-powerful being created the Universe, there is no way to demonstrate that this hypothesis is wrong. One might argue that none of the natural laws of science require the intervention of an all-powerful being, but then I would simply argue that is because the being designed things that way. Because I can come up with any unfalsifiable explanation for any objection not only is there no way to demonstrate that my hypothesis is wrong, there is also no scientific reason or evidence to believe it is right.
The word, for a proposed scientific explanation, for a set of observations, is a "Hypothesis".
When scientists develop a scientific law or theory they follow the scientific method. They first develop a hypothesis and then test their hypotheses in order to record any reactions or occurrences. Once they have performed enough tests to either prove or disprove their hypothesis they can state a scientific law or theory.