Scientific knowledge is both long lasting and open to change. In your own words, explain why scientific knowledge should be re-examined and re-tested from time to time. Include two examples that will support your response.

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Roderick Pope

28 February, 20:45

Scientific knowledge is both long lasting and open to change. In your own words, explain why scientific knowledge should be re-examined and re-tested from time to time. Include two examples that will support your response.

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Gia Owens · Answer 1

Science is open to change because scientists agree that there are no absolute truths, only the best explanations for the data

there are specifically two cases when science can change: - new data is discovered (for example new skeleton makes us revise the known history of homo species)

-a new model is proposed that fits the data better (such as the heliocentric model of Copernicus)