Scientific method:
1. Make an observation
2. Create a hypothesis
3. Design a controlled experiment to test hypothesis
4. Conduct experiment to test the Hypothesis
5. Gather and analyze data
6. Accept or reject hypothesis
7. Draw conclusion, revise hypothesis, or create a new one and repeat step 3
8. Share results
Zetetic Method:
1. Make an observation
2. Ask a question
3. Design a controlled experiment to answer question
4. Conduct experiment to formulate data to answer question
5. Gather and analyze data
6. Create a hypothesis based on data (answer question?)
7. Share results
(*Definition of a hypothesis: a proposed explanation of the observation*)
Difference between the two methods are what the experiment is testing, and when the hypothesis is created. Scientific method creates a hypothesis first, and the experiment tests to see if it's correct or not. Zetetic method has an experiment to gather data, and then creates the hypothesis based on the data.
the 'truths' we gather are the data and facts from experiments. We cannot superfluously create them. We can misinterpret them, or not fully understand them, but not create them.
These 'truths' are then used to create a hypothesis (zetetic) or prove/disprove the previous hypothesis (scientific).
And we can't jump from 'observation' to 'gather and analyze data' in
either methods....there has to be a controlled experiment in the middle....
I have a question: Can two theories be true that contradict each other?
That sounds like Schrödinger's Cat.