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> You are refuting the validity of a number of fields if you don't accept them as sciences. It's refuting their validity as sciences. Science is often taken as
by Chris2048 7y ago
> You are refuting the validity of a number of fields if you don't accept them as sciences.
It's refuting their validity as sciences. Science is often taken as more authoritative and objective as other subjects, so the label matters.
I may be a perfectly good dentist, the fact I am not a neuro-surgeon doesn't invalidate my worth as a dentist;
But If I claimed to be a neuro-surgeon I should be investigated before I cut open any skulls.
- wtdata 7y agoI know, that was my point, I probably explained it wrongly. I meant that by stating that social sciences aren't actual sciences and have profound problems, one is in no way stating that disciplines that aren't sciences (like History, the example given) aren't not valid pursuits of human knowledge.
- AstralStorm 7y agoEven a dentist is supposed to base their treatments in evidence based medicine. It is a specialty thereof.