Which One of the Following Is True About Scientific Knowledge

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is true about scientific knowledge?

• A)Scientific knowledge is derived from careful thinking about the way things must work based on application of a few fundamental principles.
• B)When based on many experiments, scientific knowledge is absolutely true.
• C)Scientific knowledge is acquired though teachings passed on by great scientists.
• D)Scientific knowledge is not absolute, because the possibility is always held open that new experiments may one day prove it wrong.
• E)Scientific knowledge is derived from the strongest arguments made by the brightest scientists.

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