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1. Why are scientists often uncomfortable with the term, "facts"?

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A scientific fact is a repeatable careful observation or measurement (by experimentation or other means), also called empirical evidence. These are central to building scientific theories.

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A fact is an observation that is proven to be true, but in since there is a level of uncertainty. which means nothing is ever scientifically "true".

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