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-=== Concepts ===
+==== Concepts ====
 | Induction (ísl. aðleiðsla) | A generalization from a set of observations. \\ Generalization can be about a class of observed phenomena or about a particular unobserved phenomenon that is part of the class. \\ Considered a key to the advancement of scientific knowledge.   |
 | Scientific theory (ísl. vísindakenning) | “A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.”  |
-| Prediction, predictive powers (ísl. forspá, forsagnargildi)  | A good theory can explain and predict   |
+| Prediction, predictive powers (ísl. forspá, forsagnargildi)  | A good theory can explain and predict. (More on this below.)   |
 | The value and power of a scientific theory  | Measured by (a) its ability to explain, (b) its ability to to be withstand attempts to falsify it and (c) its ability to predict.  |
 | Scientific theories in the natural sciences  | Build on comparative experiments as primary method of investigation. Comparative experiments are attempts to falsification; they test the predicitive power of theories. Results are used to tune the theory.   |
 | Prediction and falsification: opposite ends of the same dimension  | A theory's strength can be measured at least in two ways, (a) by its power to predict and (b) by its ability to withstand attempts to falsification.  |
-| The role of "storytelling"  | The ability of individuals and groups to create "coherent stories" of how phenomena in the world are connected, and produce rigorous models that support the stories, is a necessary condition for scientific progress.  |
+| The role of "storytelling"  | The ability of individuals and groups to create coherent verifiable stories (explanations) of how phenomena in the world are connected, and produce rigorous models that support the stories, is a necessary condition for scientific progress.  |
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-===Induction is not Enough: Refutability of Scientific Theories===
+====Induction is not Enough: Refutability of Scientific Theories====
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-===The Importance of Creative Thought in the Progress of Science===
+====The Importance of Creative Thought in the Progress of Science====
 | Creativity in Science  | No good theory exists without the creative activity of a human! \\ Creativity is one of the main driving forces of science, because without new ideas, little or no progress could be made.   |
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-===The Role of Science: To Explain the Universe===
+====The Role of Science: To Explain the Universe====
 | Scientific Theories | Deepen our //understanding// of the universe.  |