HPS100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Inheritance Of Acquired Characteristics, Homeopathy, Blind Experiment

• School: UTSG
• Department: History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• Course: HPS100H1
• Professor: Hakob Barseghyan

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Edit: what are the characteristics of a scientific theory. Like cures like: tarot cards- divination- an insight into a question can be gained by means of reading signs and omens, or through contact with a supernatural agency (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)hoose (cid:373)ediu(cid:373) tarot cards, crystal ball etc. Class exercise: scientific theory vs non scientific theory based on no criteria, purely on gut instinct. Non scientific theories: general relativity, history (science of understanding how things happen ex: natural, social history, genetics, newtonian physics, super string theory, witchcraft, alchemy, homeopathy, divination, creationism, astrology. Some of the scientific theories are part of the contemporary scientific mosaic. Except for newtonian physics ( no longer accepted but still used) and super string theory ( pursued) Perihelion is the location where the planet is closest to the sun. Aphelion is the location where the planet is furthest from the sun. No, because there are many non scientific theories that explain.