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Why is prior knowledge so important in science

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cuz it allows you to answer questions and also supplies you with a foundation on which to base your questions

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Prior knowledge allows you to make a well-informed hypotheses and better-planned experiment. However, you do not want prior knowledge to bias your experiments in any way.

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