5 Questions
What distinguishes scientific statements from non-scientific statements?
Scientific statements must be falsifiable
What is the deductive view of science called?
Falsificationism
What is Step 5 in the scientific method?
Evaluation
What is the concern with the relative merits of different forms of government traced back to?
At least as far as Aristotle and Plato
What are examples of non-falsifiable statements mentioned in the text?
Tautologies and statements about unobservable phenomena
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