Everything must have a foundation, and the Scientific Method is the foundation that all of Science relies upon. Put simply, the Scientific Method is a fluid process that provides a framework usually through hypothetico-deductive reasoning to answer questions with unbiased conclusions.

The hypothesis is the building block of the Scientific Method. Therefore, it is of great importance that a hypothesis can withstand the rigorousness of the Scientific Method through the important attributes of being specific and testable. As such, part of the rigorousness of the Scientific Method mandates that hypotheses can never be proven, they can only be supported, or not supported/rejected.

For your initial post, answer the following question in your own words:

• Why is the dissemination and peer-review process so important to the Scientific Method?

Next, let's have some fun. Much like the game Two Truths and A Lie we're going to play Two Viable and One Dud -

• List 3 hypotheses of your own based on environmental topics - each with a source of some sort for ALL 3 hypotheses so on the surface they all look legitimate, and list them in an order that you see best.
  • Have one be based on junk science (not actually testable, or not actually specific - too broad, poor methods, or some or all of the above)
  • Have two be viable hypotheses that are both specific and testable