Which one of the following is true about scientific knowledge?

A) Scientific knowledge is derived from careful thinking about the way things must work based on application of a few fundamental principles.
B) Scientific knowledge is not absolute, because the possibility is always held open that new experiments may one day prove it wrong.
C) Scientific knowledge is acquired though teachings passed on by great scientists.
D) When based on many experiments, scientific knowledge is absolutely true.
E) Scientific knowledge is derived from the strongest arguments made by the brightest scientists.


Answer: B

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