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by tadala 745 days ago
Shocking comment. Do you think the scientific method is inbuilt in our DNA or something? Where do you think it all comes from?
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b112 745 days ago
You think it comes from philosophy? This is like claiming our democracy comes from God, because he edictorially spoke through ancient kings!
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djur 745 days ago
The term "scientific method" is itself a philosophical term (as is "method" in this context). Read, or even skim, this and notice how many of the important figures listed were philosophers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_scientific_method

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