CRITERIA OUTSIDE CRITERIA WITHIN THE REALM OF SCIENCE THE REALM OF SCIENCE CONSISTENT Experimental results and Experimental results and observations are the same. observations are NOT the same OBSERVABLE The phenomenon or The phenomenon (event) or evidence for the event can be evidence for the event can observed by the human NOT be observed by the senses or by extensions of human senses or by extensions those senses. of those senses. NATURAL A natural cause or naturally A natural or naturally occurring mechanism is used occurring mechanism to explain how or why an CANNOT be, or IS NOT event happens. used to explain how or why an event. happens. PREDICTABLE Accurate predictions and Accurate predictions and conclusions are based on conclusions are NOT on natural causes NOT on natural causes but usually on presupposed or assumed presupposed or assumed information. information. TESTABLE Controlled experiments can be Controlled experiments designed to test the natural CANNOT be designed to test cause of the event the natural cause of the (phenomenon). event (phenomenon). TENTATIVE Explanations (laws, theories, Explanations of the cause of hypotheses) of the the event in question are NOT (mechanism) for the event subject to change. are subject to change as evidence shows the need.
CRITERIA CRITERIA WITHIN THE REALM OF SCIENCE OUTSIDE THE REALM OF SCIENCE CONSISTENT Experimental results and observations are the same. Experimental results and observations are NOT the same OBSERVABLE The phenomenon or evidence for the event can be observed by the human senses or by extensions of those senses. The phenomenon (event) or evidence for the event can NOT be observed by the human senses or by extensions of those senses. NATURAL A natural cause or naturally occurring mechanism is used to explain how or why an event happens. A natural or naturally occurring mechanism CANNOT be, or IS NOT used to explain how or why an event. happens. PREDICTABLE Accurate predictions and conclusions are based on natural causes NOT on presupposed or assumed information. Accurate predictions and conclusions are NOT on natural causes but usually on presupposed or assumed information. TESTABLE Controlled experiments can be designed to test the natural cause of the event (phenomenon). Controlled experiments CANNOT be designed to test the natural cause of the event (phenomenon). TENTATIVE Explanations (laws, theories, hypotheses) of the (mechanism) for the event are subject to change as evidence shows the need. Explanations of the cause of the event in question are NOT subject to change.
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