The Scientific Method
4. Gather observations to test your predictions
All astronomical bodies rise in the east and set in the west every day.
Spots on the sun differ only slightly from day to day.
People living elsewhere see the same thing we do.
5. Modify your hypotheses to fit the observation, if necessary:
A. All astronomical bodies circle the earth each day.
B. New sun, moon, stars and planets are created each day in the east and destroyed in the west. These bodies are nearly identical to the ones from the previous day. People living elsewhere have been brainwashed into not seeing this process occurring.
C. The earth rotates from west to east.
6. Discard implausible hypotheses (such a B)
- Occam’s Razor: All else being equal, the simplest explanation is most likely to be correct.