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What Distinguishes Scientific Results From Non Science-based Claims

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The reliability of different types of evidence must be correctly determined and expert testimony must be based on the best available knowledge. So far we have discussed scientific knowledge scientific methods scientific change and scientific progress. Types Of Scientific Evidence Science Media Centre A pseudo-scientific theory makes claims that. . Along these lines how do you distinguish a scientific claim from a non-scientific claim or pseudoscience. An important component of being able to distinguish science from non-science is being able to determine the validity of information whether that be verbal eg TV YouTube podcasts or written published. Pseudoscience refers to claims that appear to be based on the scientific method but are not. Despite all these philosophical investigations of science we havent yet had a focused discussion on what makes science what it is or what differentiates it from other human endeavours. In...