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Actually, people still say that sociology, and other social "sciences" are not science. You're assuming that the scientific method is science, but its more than
by zerohp 15y ago
Actually, people still say that sociology, and other social "sciences" are not science. You're assuming that the scientific method is science, but its more than that. Many modern fields of endeavor call themselves sciences mostly because of the success of science. They only superficially emulate science. This includes Computer Science, which is really mathematics and engineering.
Feynman himself speaks about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaO69CF5mbY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaO69CF5mbY
- mistercow 15y agoFeynman is talking there about things which call themselves science but do not actually correctly follow the scientific method. The distinction between "the scientific method" and "science" is meaningless, and the claim that CS does not qualify as a science because it only deals with something manmade is little more than elitism.