DOES science tell us the truth? How do we tell the difference between science
and non-science? If one group of scientists says that genetically modified foods
are harmless and another says they are dangerous, who should we believe? To
answer these questions we must think about the way scientists reach their
conclusions.
Science’s goal is to discover the laws of nature, which we assume exist
independently of humans. We find these laws by collecting facts and assembling
new theories to explain them. Good science is conducted publicly. Scientists
release their results in a way that allows others to scrutinise them…
