why the author is attempting to express in the passage 'Recognizing that personal and cultural beliefs influence both our perceptions and our interpretations of natural phenomena, we aim through the use of standard procedures and criteria to minimize those influences when developing a theory'
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Sounds as if s/he is justifying the scientific method and recognizing the biases that each person/culture have.
Can you make it is clear ! Can you give me an example abou it ? Thank a lot!
People used to think the earth was flat and the sun revolved around the earth. To think otherwise, even when evidence contradicted this, used to be considered heresy and was severely punished.