Assignment Problem: State whether each of the claims below can be evaluated scientifically or not. Explain why you think so.
a) There is no liquid water on the surface of Venus today.
b) There is an ocean of liquid water below the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
c) God created the laws of motion discovered by Newton.
d) Newton's theory of gravity can explain the orbits of exoplanets as well as the orbits of planets in the Solar system.
e) The Earth was created in a miraculous event.
Based on your answers above, write down the most important characteristics of a scientific statement.