Anything which uses science as part of its name isn't: political science, creation science, computer science.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fields with science in the name but not actual science are listed.
- In plain terms
- Some things called science are not science.
- What can you take from it?
- Not everything labeled science is actually scientific.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a field a science?
- How do we define science?
Another view
Some of these fields do use scientific methods in parts of their work.
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