According to the logical positivist viewpoint, scientific knowledge
A) is an unattainable ideal; we can never really "know" anything.
B) consists of a set of interpretations of data, so that different people can make different interpretations of the same data.
C) consists of a set of absolute facts that, once discovered, remain unchanged and unchangeable.
D) can be either absolute or a matter of interpretation depending on the research methods used to collect the data.

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According to logical positivism, scientific knowledge consists of a set of absolute facts that, once discovered, remain unchanged and unchangeable. This implies that scientific knowledge is objective and not a matter of interpretation. The positivist movement sought to ground scientific inquiry in empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysical speculation and subjective interpretation.

According to the Logical Positivist Viewpoint, Scientific Knowledge