A classmate tells you that a statement heard on the news about an environmental process noted in a local ecosystem cannot be true because it has not been scientifically proven. You realize that
A) this classmate is misinformed because science cannot prove anything, but it can disprove events conclusively.
B) this classmate is misinformed because science can neither prove or disprove anything absolutely.
C) this classmate is misinformed because the process in question actually has been proven scientifically.
D) this classmate is correct.
E) this classmate has confused scientific theories and scientific laws

Question

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Science is based on evidence and can support or refute hypotheses, but it cannot prove anything with absolute certainty.

A Classmate Tells You That a Statement Heard on the News