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It would be helpful if you would name specific examples where you think they were wrong. I mean wrong on empirical questions, not morally wrong. Just stating t
by iguy 9y ago
It would be helpful if you would name specific examples where you think they were wrong. I mean wrong on empirical questions, not morally wrong.
Just stating that all of soft science is dodgy doesn't really distinguish us from them, does it? We do a lot of soft science!
- lotsofpulp 9y agoWhy would that be helpful? The problem is obvious because of the complexity of the variables and problems measuring them. There might be some problem studies cited in the link below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis The point is that some research is weaker than others, and the reasons why haven't changed since WW2, so if it's a problem now, then it was a problem then.
- iguy 9y agoWell OK, sorry maybe I mixed up your point of view. Soft science has many questions to which we'd love to have solid answers. So (perhaps unfortunately) it's not going away, and I think we need to get better at sorting out what it tells us.