The scientific method provides a powerful way to investigate the world around us because:
a. Unlike other more subjective methods, science can guarantee absolute truth.
b. Almost all researchers accept the infallibility of science, making research across different disciplines compatible.
c. Science is self-correcting; as more facts about the world become known, science is willing to reject flawed explanations in favor of better ones.
d. Science is not self-correcting, thus it is able to prove a theory rather quickly.
e. Everyone has always believed in science.
c
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