ARCH 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Science Buddies, Scientific Method, Electronic Document

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Archaeology
• Course: ARCH 131
• Professor: Dennis Sandgathe

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Module 1: history of research into human origins. Breaking free from the hold that the biblical framework had on ideas held by pre-19th century western society required the application of critical thinking on questions about where humans came from and about the world we inhabit. Explain in your own words how the scientific method works to maintain a critical thinking approach to understanding the world. Moreover, when thinking critically, users of the scientific method either accept or reject their hypotheses following rigorous tests. Overall, the goal of science is not to be right per se, but to aim to find the truth. Science is fundamentally objective, not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. Therefore, by adopting a scientific viewpoint, it becomes possible to try to understand the world in an unbiased way. Briefly explain the types of evidence that darwin used (in chapter 1 of the descent of.