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I like the point that the quote by Percy W. Bridgman made. It in essence says that the scientific method is whatever method a scientist follows in order to solve a problem. I’m also inclined to believe that there isn’t just one way to solve a problem. There are times when you just have to go with a hunch and follow your gut. Spontaneity has brought about many great innovations without the forms and restrictions of the scientific method. In the second link, Halwes talks about how the method fails at accurately portrays how scientific discoveries are made. The “scientific method [leaves] the entirely misleading impression that information gained from observation only becomes relevant to science when it is used to test theories.” Most discoveries start out from making an observation, then acting upon it. The method tells us to come up with a theory to test before we make observations. Halwes says that supporters of the method could make any discovery fit into their perfect method and he’s correct. The example of the meteors proves this. Although the initial observation was the meteors falling to Earth, the supporters might say that the observations were the close examinations of the rocks. “Scientists don't only test hypotheses in order to test theories. Scientists explore their world, just like children do.” Halwes makes a great point that scientists just explore the world around them more in depth than others. They don’t just use the magic method in order to discovery new things, like supporters claim.