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1 Scientific Principles Biology is a Scientific discipline All Scientific inquiry is based on a small set of assumptions or Principles : Natural causality Uniformity in space and time Similar perception2 Natural Causality Historical approaches to studying life1. A belief that some events happen through supernatural forces ( the actions of Greek gods).2. A belief that all events can be traced to natural causes that we can comprehend (natural causality). Corollary: Evidence gathered from nature has not been deliberately distorted to fool Laws Apply Everywhere Natural laws are uniform in space and time ( uniformity ). This principle is key tounderstanding biologicalevents ( evolution) thatoccurred before humansrecorded Perceptions Assumption that all human beings perceive natural events in fundamentally the same way.
1 Scientific Principles • Biology is a scientific discipline • All scientific inquiry is based on a small set of assumptions or principles: – Natural causality – Uniformity in space and time – Similar perception
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