Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
Blank cd- we are on the same page. But, what is your definition of scientific fact? To me, a fact can not clearly contradict other known facts. It is a fact that I am 6ft 3/4" tall. It could not be said that i am any taller or shorter.
Glad you asked that, as that was step two. Colloquially and mathematically (distance is primarily dealt with in geometry) yes, A fact would be you are 6' 3/4" tall. With the information we have, as long as we use a standard measuring device, no one will dispute that. Scientifically, a fact is something that is verified through repeated testing through the scientific method. The scientific method is equivalent to, let's say, order of operations in mathematics. In order to get correct results, this never changes. Every time you add 1+1, you will always get 2. Every time you combine two atoms (stable atoms, but that's another topic) of hydrogen with one atom of oxygen, you get water. So a scientific fact would be that water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Another scientific fact is that the earth spins on an axis

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