Steve Peterson wrote:

Science*is*the*search*for*a*verifiable*body*of*dat a*established*through*a
series of experimental investigations, empirical knowledge of phenomena
that can be observed or repeated, and a set of techniques for
investigating, through research, repeatable events using a systematic
procedure known as the scientific method.

Well said. As was the rest of your post.

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