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Why is it important to follow the steps in the scientific method?

April 26, 2017Follow scientific method steps

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Why is it important to follow the steps in the scientific method?

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The scientific method (which was developed by the Catholic Church, incidentally) is a method by which we characterize (and thus minimize) specific kinds of errors. The idea behind following a pre-set protocol is to enable fair and proper review as well as to identify alternative hypotheses.