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Natural science

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The scientific study of phenomena or laws of the physical world.


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Natural science includes physics, chemistry, biology and other cross-disciplines. Mathematics, statistics, and computer science may not be regarded as natural sciences but they are essential tools and framework in natural sciences.


Word origin: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātūra, nature; science (see science).

See also: biology.


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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... are "breeds" of plants, camels and cows that are still able to interbreed with each other but farmers consider them a new breed. In science different breeds of cows would be considered a new subspecies so they can be given a unique scientific name. Therefore we can say that all cows ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

Gamila, this explanation of species was recommended to me by a science teacher who uses it a resource. Since it's not all that bad I'm considering using this one to help form my explanation. It shows why speciation is sometimes so hard to define: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/VA1BioSpeciesConcept.shtml ...

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by GaryGaulin
Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:43 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Views: 16351

Natural selection is proven wrong

... all If the biologist talks about say speciation or this species proving natural selection but cant tell you what a species is then he is talking ... this demonstrates colin leslie deans point that biologiy is not a science as its classifatory system ie species ends in meaningless nonsense ...

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by gamila
Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:40 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... Intelligent being societies require stability in order to progress. The natural focus on stability may yield universals among all societies of intelligent ... extremely versatile in its function. I tend to think of music, art, science, and literature as things that were discovered by our minds ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
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Views: 140

Re: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science

... Theory" is no longer just "random mutation and natural selection" there is a "Modern Synthesis" with over ... epigenetics adds to it instead of invalidating it). And like with all science, it is or at least should be taught according to the latest knowledge ...

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by biohazard
Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:04 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science
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