> > The "Scientific Method" is
> >
> > - Observe "facts" / "reality"
> > - Make a calculated guess as to a model that explains what you see.
> > - Make a falsifiable* prediction from your model of how reality should
> > behave.
> > - Create an experiment that tests your prediction.
> > - Observe results (which is step 1) & start again.


> One 'nice' result: math in all its forms (algebra, statistics, geometry,
> calculus, etc) is definitely *not* science according to this definition
> (because - by itself - it has no implications in reality).

Yes. Maths is a page description language :-)
I once heard somebody say it was the language that God speaks but I strongly
think not. Maths is an attempt to describe processes so that we can attempt
to understand them.



        RM

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