Science
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to meet the standards of science, a hypothesis must be testable. Some potential hypothesis clearly cannot be tested. For example, I might propose that my colts are a result of someone practicing voodoo on me. This would be a supernatural explanation based on forces that are not a part of the material world. Science can only measure that which is a part of nature. So supernatural phenomena could never be studied or predicted by scientific methodology. On the other hand, I might propose that I get colds due to becoming chilled after swimming. This may not be true, but it is a hypothesis that can be tested. A hypothesis must also be falsify a ble. That is. There must be a possible negative answer. For example, if I hypothesize that all green apples are sore tasting one that is sweet, will falsify the hypothesis. Note however, that it is never possible to prove that a hypothesis is absolutely true. If I set out to prove that all green apples are sour, how many would I need to taste? Even if I tasted thousands of them? It is always possible that the next apple would be sweet. Science does not give absolute answers to questions, but it is possible to validate hypothesis as true beyond a reasonable doubt. So, if all 1000 green apples that I tasted were sour, I would assume that my hypothesis was for all practical purposes True. What is an example of a hypothesis that is not falsify a ble questions dealing with ethics, morals or justice fall into this category. I could hypothesize that cheating on an exam is wrong. But this is a question of ethics, not science. Questions of this type are not falsify a bubble and should be answered by philosophy or religion.