SCIENTIFIC METHOD

When

we

set out

to really

understand the world,

we must bring keen observation

to bear upon the facts and reluctance to assume

a hypothesis is correct until proven repeatedly through experiment.

We must also abandon all our preconceptions,

eliminate unrelated,

stray variables

and prepare

to face

the

truth.

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 13, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1 is the syllable count for this reversing fibonacci.  The first half, listing what a scientific researcher must bring along, grows to 21 syllables, and the diminishing second half lists what must be forsaken.