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Comment author: ChristianKl 25 February 2014 01:46:15AM *  3 points [-]

I think that the expression "cultural construct" implies that the construct in question is a representation not of physical reality, but of something inside people's heads.

I think the scientific method is something that scientist do. It's not an object in physical reality the way a chair happens to be.

Do you think that the scientific method-1800, the scientific method-1900, the scientific method-1950 and scientific method-2014 happen to be exactly the same thing?

Comment author: Lumifer 25 February 2014 05:38:04PM 0 points [-]

I think the scientific method is something that scientist do. It's not an object in physical reality the way a chair happens to be.

Yes, of course.

Do you think that the scientific method-1800, the scientific method-1900, the scientific method-1950 and scientific method-2014 happen to be exactly the same thing?

I don't understand the question.

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