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> that doesn't make it bunk science. Just...imprecise. The bunk level of a field that claims to be a science can be determined from its predictive power. The p
by wyager 10y ago
> that doesn't make it bunk science. Just...imprecise.
The bunk level of a field that claims to be a science can be determined from its predictive power. The predictive power of almost any social science is very, very low.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoThere is a lot we don't know about why people behave the way that they do. Even if one's findings turn out to be wrong, that doesn't dismiss the necessity to study the unknown. Would you have given up on space travel after the first few rockets exploded on the launchpad? Ironically, my parent post is being heavily downvoted for stating this opinion.