Yeah, there's a bit of a confusion between science, and the things you learn in science class early on in your school career. This is not surprising because most people don't know most subjects beyond the lies to children versions. School education in particular tends to be horribly out of date, even when it isn't over-simplified to the point where it's not really factual any more.
And yes of course, there's good research and poor research in any discipline. I'm trying to refute the tendency to compare the absolute best results from physical and natural sciences with the worst results from human and social sciences, and conclude that physical science is inherently better!
Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.
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Date: 2011-05-27 05:13 pm (UTC)And yes of course, there's good research and poor research in any discipline. I'm trying to refute the tendency to compare the absolute best results from physical and natural sciences with the worst results from human and social sciences, and conclude that physical science is inherently better!