The authority of science, philosophy, and religion, don't not conflict because each has a primary area of explanatory legitimacy.

A. The authority of science, philosophy, and religion, don't not conflict because each has a primary area of explanatory legitimacy.

B. Observation are influenced by the conscious and unconscious framework of the observer.

C. The chief purpose of thought, language, and science is practical problem solving.

D. Scientific language should refer directly to observations, or be defined in terms of observations.

E. Scientific theories are tools that predict observations, not explanations of underlying reality.

F. Scientific theories are based on reasoning and attention to evidence, not bias or other arbitrary factors.

G. The methods and results of science can apply to philosophical questions.

H. Observations are consistent and not influenced by the conscious or unconscious framework of the observer.

I. Human knowledge relies on basic and certain beliefs; scientific knowledge must be philosophically justified before it can be described and assessed.

J. Limitation of scientific theories to the observable material world.

1. Scientific Naturalism
2. Philosophical naturalism
3. Theory-laden
4. Theory-neutral
5. Nonoverlapping magisterial
6. Foundationalism
7. Pragmatism
8. Rationalism
9. Instrumentalism
10.  Operationalism