Author Question: Once there was a highly intelligent turkey that had nothing to do but reflect on the world's ... (Read 56 times)

serike · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

Once there was a highly intelligent turkey that had nothing to do but reflect on the world's regularities. Morning always started out with the sky turning light, followed by the master's footsteps, which were always followed by the appearance of food. Other things varied, but food always followed footsteps. The sequence of events was so predictable that it eventually became the basis of the turkey's theory about the goodness of the world. One morning, after more than 100 confirmations of the goodness theory, the turkey listened for the master's footsteps, heard them, and had its head chopped off. Any scientific theory is modified or discarded upon discovery of contradictory evidence. The absence of absolute certainty has led some people to conclude that facts are irrelevantfacts change.. If that is so, should we stop doing scientific research? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The ozone layer is produced by oxygen atoms that link to form O3.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

tennis14576 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Facts change.. That is true in scientific research because science is open to new data and new interpretations of old data, which can lead to discarding or modifying formerly-held tenets. This is a strength of science, not a weakness. It is this willingness to accept change that makes the phrase scientific creationism meaningless. Creationists have accepted as fact a set of immutable ideas, which are then supported by carefully chosen facts from the realm of science.

Answer to Question 2

True