Understanding Science and Preventing It from Becoming Pseudoscience

Mohammad Mushfequr Rahman

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Understanding Science and Preventing It from Becoming Pseudoscience

Mohammad Mushfequr Rahman

Published in International Journal of Philosophy (Volume 9, Issue 3)

Received: 15 June 2021 Accepted: 8 July 2021 Published: 15 July 2021

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The motivation to write a paper on the general nature of science comes from the scientific nature of Quran, which has been a guidance and help in revealing that science is an ontological and teleological construct which the Quran supports. A much-needed discussion of science had to be done because the trend among the people today suggest anything remotely sounding science has become a substituting value for religion and God. People have started believing rather blindly, in science without really understanding what it is, how it works and its limitations. What is science and what is the purpose of science? This paper explains the answers of the question and help reader understand the difference between science and pseudoscience which often people mistake as one. It explains the difference from example of macroevolution, single common ancestor and natural selection. The discussion also elaborates on the essential foundations of science that makes science, science. At the end, the paper elaborates why science cannot be used to ascertain moral truths. The discussion has been analytical in nature rooted in classic literature of philosophy of science and sociology. The readers will come to appreciate the fine principles of science and it’s limitations in revealing scientific truths.

Published in	International Journal of Philosophy (Volume 9, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijp.20210903.11
Page(s)	127-135
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Science, The Scientific Method, The Evolution of Science, Morality and Science, Pseudoscience

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