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Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems Science assumes natural events happen today as they happened in the past. Many events are repeated. Science assumes consistent patterns in natural systems. Basic laws of nature are the same everywhere in the universe. Science assumes that objects and events in natural systems occur in consistent patterns that are understandable through measurement and observation. Science carefully considers and evaluates anomalies in data and evidence. Scientific knowledge is based on the assumption that natural laws operate today as they did in the past and they will continue to do so in the future. Science assumes the universe is a vast single system in which basic laws are consistent. Science Is a Human Endeavor People have practiced science for a long time. Men and of diverse backgrounds are scientists and engineers. Men and women from all cultures and backgrounds choose careers as scientists and engineers. Most scientists and engineers work in teams. Science affects everyday life. Creativity and imagination are important to science. Men and women from different social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds work as scientists and engineers. Scientists and engineers rely on qualities, such as persistence, precision, reasoning, logic, imagination and creativity. Scientists and engineers are guided by habits of mind, such as intellectual honesty, tolerance of ambiguity, skepticism and openness to new ideas. Advances in technology influence the progress of science and science has influenced advances in technology. Scientific knowledge is a result of human endeavor, imagination, and creativity. Individuals and teams from many nations and cultures have contributed to science and to advances in engineering. Scientists’ backgrounds, theoretical commitments, and fields of endeavor influence the nature of their findings. Technological advances have influenced the progress of science and science has influenced advances in technology. Science and engineering are influenced by society and society is influenced by science and engineering. Science Addresses Questions the Natural and Material World Scientists study the natural and material world. Science findings are limited to what can be answered with empirical evidence. Scientific knowledge is constrained by human capacity, technology, and materials. Science limits its explanations to systems that lend themselves to observation and empirical evidence. Science knowledge can describe consequences of actions but is not responsible for society’s decisions. Not all questions can be answered by science. Science and technology may raise ethical issues for which science, by itself, does not provide answers and solutions. Science knowledge indicates what can happen in natural systems—not what should happen. The latter involves ethics, values, and human decisions about the use of knowledge. Many decisions are not made science alone, but rely on social and cultural contexts to resolve issues.
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