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what was the bacon's definition of the scientific method and how was it used in the ideas of empiricism?

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Testing hypotheses

In order to test potential truths, or hypotheses, Bacon devised a method whereby scientists set up experiments to manipulate nature and attempt to prove their hypotheses wrong

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