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OpenStudy (anonymous):

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of scientific knowledge?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A) Scientific knowledge is durable in most cases. B) Scientific knowledge can answer all of society's questions.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

science can't answer ALL of society's questions because some questions either have no answer or have an answer that science can't answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But how would it be durable?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

well to be durable is to stand the test of time and be flexible theories that last for centuries (if not thousands of years) would be considered durable because they would be extensively tested and proven true

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ex: newtons laws of motion would be considered durable because many scientists have tested them and they still prove to be true (somewhat)

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