scientific principles
Foundational natural truths
Scientific principles are the fundamental laws, theories, and concepts that explain how the natural world works.
They are established through observation, experimentation, and rigorous testing, forming the foundation of scientific knowledge.
The bridge was designed according to sound scientific principles.
A scientific principle differs from a mere hypothesis in having been repeatedly confirmed and widely accepted.
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- laws of natureFundamental rules governing reality
- theory of relativityPhysics of spacetime and gravity
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
reproducibility · light · scale · thermodynamics · force · peer review · reductionism · holism · hypothesis testing · control group · double blind · parsimony · objectivity · paradigm shift · causality · positivism · determinism · operationalization
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Baseless belief in omens
magical thinking · pseudoscience · blind faith · old wives' tales · occultism
scientific principlesguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
trial and error · hunches · winging it · whim · random chance
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Official spiritual teaching
divine revelation · scripture · spiritual teachings · sacred texts · articles of faith
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