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Old 03-31-2009, 07:37 PM   #1175
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Originally Posted by Daradon View Post
Well I think that proves it ISN'T a science. I mean, I know the term, and I know the similarities, but there are still a lot of people, scientists mostly, who get really uppity when they hear the term 'economic science'. And I don't blame them really. Some with the term 'political science'. Both are things you can study in great detail, that take a lot of effort. Both can be extremely complex. But to call either a science is a misnomer IMO.
Possibly... its an emperical science. The word "science" is used rather loosly, and that doesn't really bother me. I could argue that medicine, pharmacology and even what I'm doing (electrical engineering/integrated circuit design) isn't a science either.
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