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    The document compares and contrasts ancient and modern science in two key areas: 1) Explaining the physical world and 2) Understanding what happens to the physical world. For the first point, ancient science relied on authorities and common sense, while modern science uses observation, experimentation, and evidence-based reasoning. For the second point, ancient science viewed the world as static and predictable, while modern science sees the world as complex, unpredictable, and nonlinear with small changes potentially causing large effects.

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    The document compares and contrasts ancient and modern science in two key areas: 1) Explaining the physical world and 2) Understanding what happens to the physical world. For the first point, ancient science relied on authorities and common sense, while modern science uses observation, experimentation, and evidence-based reasoning. For the second point, ancient science viewed the world as static and predictable, while modern science sees the world as complex, unpredictable, and nonlinear with small changes potentially causing large effects.

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    Anderson, Sean Holgar D.

    BSCRIM-1F
    STS 100

    Basis of Comparison Ancient Science Modern Science


    1. Explaining the physical Scholars generally relied on In time scholars began to use
    world. ancient authorities, church observations, experimentation
    teachings, common sense and and reasoning to gather
    reasoning to explain the knowledge and draw
    physical world. conclusions about the physical
    world.
    For example, ancient science it
    relies on the speculative For example, Modern science
    philosophical approach and it is uses evidences and
    focused on understanding the observations to support or
    relationship of nature of man refute the explanations about
    and its existence. the natural phenomenas.
    2. In understanding what Old Science was concerned with New Science is concerned with
    happens to our physical understanding the laws of the laws of becoming.
    world. being.

    For example, ancient science For example, modern science is


    deconstructs a universe by ambiguous. Everything is
    examining individual parts, connected and entangled.
    adherence to rigid laws, and Systems are nonlinear and
    understanding simple forces unpredictable, experiencing
    which on the surface seem sudden and abrupt changes.
    indisputable. The systems and Small changes can have large
    thinking are linear which means impact while large events may
    change is proportional to the result in little or no change.
    inputs. The systems are Systems of adaptation are
    predictable. All is very cut and understood to be complex and
    dry. must be studied through a
    holistic lens. One cannot inspect
    individual parts in isolation
    because the behavior of a truly
    integrated system is much more
    than the sum of those
    independent parts.

    REFERENCE:

    •Witmer, M. (n.d.). Division between ancient and modern science as related to changes in power
    structures of the 17th century. Goshen College - Homepage.
    https://www.goshen.edu/bio/Biol410/bsspapers96/Witmer.html
    •Homework.study.com. (n.d.). https://homework.study.com/explanation/what-are-the-major-
    differences-between-ancient-and-modern-science.html

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