Possibility of Scientonomy - Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method

How can there be scientonomy if the methods of science are changeable?

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In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.

In Scientonomy, the accepted answers to the question can be summarized as follows:

• Scientonomy does not postulate the existence of a universal and unchanging method of science; thus the fact that methods of science are changeable is not detrimental to the prospects of scientonomy.
• Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this question (it includes all the instances when the question was accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by a community):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016	This is when the community accepted its first answer to the question, Response to the Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method (Barseghyan-2015), which indicates that the question is itself legitimate.	Yes

All Theories

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Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Response to the Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method (Barseghyan-2015)	Scientonomy does not postulate the existence of a universal and unchanging method of science; thus the fact that methods of science are changeable is not detrimental to the prospects of scientonomy.	2015

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Accepted Theories

The following theories have been accepted as answers to this question:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Response to the Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

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Current View

In Scientonomy, the accepted answers to the question are Response to the Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method (Barseghyan-2015) and Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015).

Response to the Argument from Changeability of Scientific Method (Barseghyan-2015) states: "Scientonomy does not postulate the existence of a universal and unchanging method of science; thus the fact that methods of science are changeable is not detrimental to the prospects of scientonomy."

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Possibility of Scientonomy

Possibility of Scientonomy (Barseghyan-2015) states: "Scientonomy is possible because the process of scientific change exhibits lawful general regularities."

Related Topics

This question is a subquestion of Possibility of Scientonomy.