Open inquiry12 min4 historical perspectives

What makes an inquiry scientific?

Use an all-explaining theory, an anomaly inside a successful paradigm, and a community closed to criticism to compare testing, history, and social standards of science.

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Begin with a concrete case.

Choose the case that makes the question clearest to you. This choice only decides where you begin.