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To: Palter

Science is not a subject; it is a methodology.


5 posted on 12/09/2010 6:37:10 PM PST by Arm_Bears (I'll have what the gentleman on the floor is drinking.)
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To: Arm_Bears
Science is not a subject; it is a methodology.

Same goes for religion.

Problem is, most of society thinks they are both subjects.

10 posted on 12/09/2010 6:57:34 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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I agree with you. Science is a methodology for describing in a snapshot an understanding of a dynamic system. The scientific method is a process that attempts to test the validity of the hypothesis (the describing snapshot) in a manner that can be repeated by others.

The understanding of behavior (human culture, relationships) can be scientific if the process follows the scientific method. (This is where you get “evidence-based” best practices is the phsycological and social fields.
A discrete influential element is introduced to affect behavioral changes. Results are documented by tracking selected indices measuring the behavioral change. The cause and effect relationship should be demonstrable by repeating the experiment/practice.

Yes, I think they are legitimate sciences.

28 posted on 12/10/2010 12:15:27 AM PST by marsh2
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