Discussion points on Space and Time:

 

--word "science" not used in the way use it till the 19th century; but the tradition of science goes back to the Greeks

--distinction between logos and mythos

--no reference to spirits or gods

--giving physical explanations wherever possible

--importance of math in the explanations

--the development of methodologies

--a community of like-minded people who share these methodologies and who share goal of trying to understand some aspect of nature  (connected to this idea of a community sharing goals is the invention of prizes, like the Nobel Prize (shared values)  See here article on previous chart, "Nobel Prize"

--criticism of current theories regarded as part of science--built into the process; see here article on previous chart, "New Data on Big Bang"

--understanding that scientific theories evolve

--following the argument where it goes; the fact that a theory contradicts common sense is not per se an argument against the theory