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--- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Haven't you heard of Economics as science, the >dismal science? Is the world made up of natural >sciences alone? Or are the social sciences > just not "scientific" enough? > To muck things up further, please note that neo-liberalism and Keynesian economic thought, which were posited as scientific theories in the earlier bout of confusion, have now nicely morphed into economics and social sciences in general, pitted against natural sciences. The simple truth is that the subject of this thread, namely the theory of evolution, is taught in a science class in high schools and in the science stream in colleges. Science used generically in this case refers to natural sciences. It certainly does not refer to neo-liberalism and Keynesian economics. It also does not refer to Economics and Social Sciences in general. There are sub-branches of Economics, History, Archeology, Anthropology and Sociology that use the scientific method, and can be legitimately categorized under applied sciences. But more importantly if a student is asked to name a scientific theory, he/she would not name neo-liberalism or Keynesian economics, unless he is ignorant or he wants to confuse people into believing that every school of thought is some kind of science. People also use terms such as Christian science, Scientology, Biblical science, Creation science, Vedic science, Quranic science, Astrological science, Pseudoscience, etc. It would be interesting to know if the type of postmodernist confusion that is being advocated in the above-referenced post, and the one before it, would also include these entities under its mishmashed definition of science or scientific theory. Cheers, Santosh ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
