#3 Metaphysical Claims & Non-Scientific Questions: Boundaries of Science
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Science as a safeguard against bias
Scientists are not perfectly objective and free of biases
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Confirmation bias
Tendency to seek out evidence that supports our beliefs & deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them
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Belief Perseverance
Tendency to stick to our initial beliefs, even when evidence contradicts them
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Metaphysical Claims
Assertions about the world that are not testable.
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Recognizing we might be wrong
Scientific Knowledge is tentative
Many results fail to be replicated
Scientific Knowledge is acquired slowly, piece by piece
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