Question

The newspaper read: Scientific proof that Sasquatch lives! Journalists often write about scientific proof and some scientists talk about it, but the concept of proof is not addressed by scientists or the scientific method. What is science then and what are the consequences of the scientific method? Choose ALL the statements that apply.
Responses
A Science accepts or rejects ideas based on the evidence.Science accepts or rejects ideas based on the evidence.
B Scientists may revise conclusions if new evidence is discovered.Scientists may revise conclusions if new evidence is discovered.
C The knowledge that is built by science is always open to question.The knowledge that is built by science is always open to question.
D Science is absolute: that means, scientific theories do not change.Science is absolute: that means, scientific theories do not change.
E Because it has been tested, scientific knowledge is reliable but not absolute.

Answer 1

A, B, C, and E.

Briefly: science evaluates ideas by evidence (A), revises conclusions with new evidence (B), and keeps knowledge open to question (C). Scientific knowledge is tested and therefore reliable but not absolute (E). D is false — science is not absolute and theories can change.