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> belive that the academic psychologists are desperate to be considered scientists Well yes, they kinda have to, because if you aren't a scientist other peopl
by FranzFerdiNaN 5y ago
> belive that the academic psychologists are desperate to be considered scientists
Well yes, they kinda have to, because if you aren't a scientist other people (like mathematicians) will look down at you. And if you cant show fancy formulas and statistics to show you proved things you are running into trouble getting funding, because you arent considered a science and thus not worth any money. Just look at the humanities, who are having an even harder time getting funding.
- q-big 5y ago> Just look at the humanities, who are having an even harder time getting funding. Many people who do research in humanities are keen on spreading their left-wing political agenda. Couldn't this also be a huge part of the story why many people don't take humanities seriously?
- omniglottal 5y agoIf education tends to generate left-leaning ideology, maybe the people not taking them seriously are either just (a) right-leaning (b) uneducated or (c) both.
- Perenti 5y agoYes!! I think it is to justify grant applications. Trouble is they're using stats as weasel words and the people who approve the grants have no idea.