th is something that is unchangeable, something ageless and constant. It does not vary nor shift, it is a piece of unalterable reality. Truth is more and beyond that which is true. One of the theories of truth that should be mentioned before dealing with thinking scientifically and the scientific method is Coherence Theory. The Coherence Theory of Truth states that a statement is true if it agrees with other statements that are considered true, and fits into a coherent system of such statements. If the statement or proposition does not agree with other propositions that have been established, then it can not be true. The desire of humanity to find the truth has led to many developments, including the creation of science, and the scientific method. This method has greatly advanced the amount of knowledge humanity has about the world, and continues to do so. The scientific method has become so popular because it is not based on faith or authority, it is based on finding facts that are objective and can be verified through experiment and the analysis of empirical data. However, there are many problems of knowing and knowledge that exist in the scientific method that should be discussed. Science contains both strong and weak knowledge. The basic components of science such as mathematics can be considered strong knowledge, since everything is based on them, and most people are completely confident that nothing will ever turn up that will prove such things as 2+2=4 as completely untrue. However, many scientific theories are weak knowledge since they are constantly being updated and changed as new facts are found. Coherence theory also plays a large role in science, and is related to the problems of knowing. Every new theory, experiment and fact is added on to the existing framework, and is evaluated with the assumption that the theories, facts, and experiments used are based on true statements and ideas. This assumption can...
