Which of the following is a scientific statement?

(A) There is intelligent life on other stars.
(B) The Moon is made entirely of cheese.
(C) Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist.
(D) There is beauty in a sunset.

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Which of the following is a scientific statement?

(A) There is intelligent life on other stars.

No. --- To disprove this statement,
you need to search the whole universe.
Also, they might be hiding.

Try again.

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Which of the following is a scientific statement?

(B) The Moon is made entirely of cheese.

Yes.
The statement can be disproven by trying
to eat some moon rocks.

Check the other answers.

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Which of the following is a scientific statement?

(C) Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist.

Wrong. Cannot be disproven for two reasons:

1. The word "greatest" has no agreed definition.
2. A greater one could come along any day.

Try again.

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Which of the following is a scientific statement?

(D) There is beauty in a sunset.

No.
Cannot be disproven because there is no
agreed-upon definition of "beauty".

Try again.

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