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1. Human sciences are "fuzzy" sciences, but they are still sciences.
Archeology doesn't study cause and effect, so this is a reason for some to believe it is not science.

2. Science requires data.
Everyone knows that Christopher Columbus discovered America. Actually a man by the name of Americus Vespucci discovered America.

3. Science runs on careful criticism.
The Big Bang Theory for one. There are other theories of how the universe was created.

4. Fight fire with fire, and data with data.
Scientists say that some perscription drugs can cure certain ailments or diseases but this is not proven because some prescriptions drugs can cause users to become more sick causing even death.

5. There's power in precise terms.
In today's society there are many trangender's.On the outside they my appear to be a certain sex, but on the inside they feel differently, like a part of them is missing. This is why most choose to undergo a sex change.

6. Correlation is not causation.
Autism is a good example of this. A lot of parents are against immunizations because some believe that immunizations can lead to autism. Why this has not been proven many parents still choose to not immunize their children.

7. More of something good isn't always better.
Vegans say that not eating meat and dairy is better for you, but this isn"t necessarily true. We all need protien in our diet, while vegans can get protein from foods such as berries, nuts, and beans they have too make up for some of their nutrients from vitamins.

8. Beware the plausible, __especially__ if it works.
Diet pills are a good example of this and people spend millions of dollars if not billions a year for a quick fix to lose weight. The catch is that in order to lose weight you have to not only diet but exercise. Usually this info is on the package but in tiny writing to fool you.

9. Where there's smoke, there's smoke.
Some say O.J Simpson got away with murder, while there was a substanial about of evidence no one could prove he killed his wife or her friend. To this day many people strongly believe he is guilty.

10. Lack of evidence doesn't mean it's false.
I would say that while we are told that flu shots are good for us, are they really? The same goes with immunizations, we are told it's the best thing to protect our children from certain viruses, but is it? The truth is no one really knows but as parents we want to do and believe what doctors say in order to protect our children.