Only naturalistic explanations can become part of science because of the way in which scientific discoveries become credible. This multilevel approach is necessary to understand the cognitive features of science, the social structure of science, and the relationship between science and other aspects of human life. The researcher engages in a dialectical process whose key elements are discovery and credibility. That is, credibility is embedded in the social structure of science. Perhaps your results result from an artifact of your experimental design or assumptions.
Every experiment tests two hypotheses, one overt, the other hidden.
The hidden hypothesis is the researcher's assumption that the experimental design, methods, and equipment are adequate for testing the overt hypothesis. They develop according to the scientist's education, experience, and temperament. No matter how convincing the results seem to be to the individual, they may be wrong. Although researchers believe that their discoveries are scientific, that their methods are reliable, and that the data are interpreted properly, they all are subject to the possibility of unrecognized error. As a result, individuals cannot verify the credibility of their own work.