The Scientific Method
1. Theory attempts to explain an individual fact or a group of facts. Facts are real and theory takes facts and makes certain assumptions to answer questions about an event or set of circumstances.
2. Logic by itself becomes almost useless unless the evidence used to support it is gathered in a way that somehow utilizes the scientific method. The scientific method gives some assurance that the logic has some basis in fact. By implementing the scientific method we have a better opportunity to formulate logical inferences and claims.
3. Scientists aim to base their conclusions in fact. Offering personal experience or common sense as evidence of an occurrence don’t fit within the scientific method and therefore is not accepted by scientists as evidence. Also, by trying to assume a cause of an event because a set of facts related to the event occurred at the same time as the event is a level of reasoning not acceptable to scientists.