(January 10, 2015 at 12:12 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Exactly. We use the scientific method every day without actually calling it that.
Ever baked a cake? You're doing science.
Ever tried to work out where you left your keys? You're doing science.
Ever planned a journey? You're doing science.
If someone invented a better method for investigating reality, guess what we would have to use to determine its validity?
When I do classroom science demonstrations for the local science center I tell the students "Whoever cooks at your house is using a formula just like scientists do! So they're doing chemistry in the kitchen." I then point out that I consult my own "recipes" for ever demonstration.
Elephant Snot is always a big hit.
