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It's exactly the opposite. Literally all types of science are political. Science tells you how to optimize towards an objective once you've decided on an object

It's exactly the opposite. Literally all types of science are political. Science tells you how to optimize towards an objective once you've decided on an objective (that's the scientific method). You need the "friend of science", also known as "Philosophy" and it's worldly implementation, "Politics", to decide what your objective is. Politics is the art of running a Polis (a city, or in modern times the state). The question of "what is good for the state" is a political one.

xudnwjzn 7y ago
Non sequitur, non sequitur, irrelevant and mentioned on account of a false premise, unfounded, contrary to common usage, equivocation. Natural history is a species of scientific knowledge and does not involve any sort of optimization. The investigation in other sorts of scientific knowledge involving any sort of knowledge of what is best would not imply any sort of "politics" in any case because the best in general does not belong to politics. One might also know what is best through ethics. Still, hugely idiotic to refer to "politics" as knowledge of "what is good for the state" as if people's usage of "politics" and "political" in ordinary discourse involved any thought either of Aristotle or of the Ancient Greek language and to presume anything is proven thereby. Specious reasoning. I will not post twice. Do not expect any further reply.
- Der_Einzige 7y ago
  Irrelevant, stupid, ignorant, wrong about history, unfounded, fallacious, deceitful I will not post 3 times. Do not expect a further reply Haha damn bro you literally made your account because my account of politics pissed you off so much. I struck a cord!
  - dang 7y ago
    I've banned that account, but if you continue to post political and other flamebait to HN, we're going to end up banning your account as well, so please stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

xudnwjzn 7y ago

Non sequitur, non sequitur, irrelevant and mentioned on account of a false premise, unfounded, contrary to common usage, equivocation. Natural history is a species of scientific knowledge and does not involve any sort of optimization. The investigation in other sorts of scientific knowledge involving any sort of knowledge of what is best would not imply any sort of "politics" in any case because the best in general does not belong to politics. One might also know what is best through ethics. Still, hugely idiotic to refer to "politics" as knowledge of "what is good for the state" as if people's usage of "politics" and "political" in ordinary discourse involved any thought either of Aristotle or of the Ancient Greek language and to presume anything is proven thereby. Specious reasoning. I will not post twice. Do not expect any further reply.

Der_Einzige 7y ago
Irrelevant, stupid, ignorant, wrong about history, unfounded, fallacious, deceitful I will not post 3 times. Do not expect a further reply Haha damn bro you literally made your account because my account of politics pissed you off so much. I struck a cord!
- dang 7y ago
  I've banned that account, but if you continue to post political and other flamebait to HN, we're going to end up banning your account as well, so please stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html