On Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:15:22 -0800, Christopher D. Green wrote: >Honestly, Mike. Are you this pedantic, humorless, and self-important in >real life, or only on the TIPS list?
No. I'm *more* pedantic, etc. You should read me on the Psychteacher list! :-) See, I run rings around you logically! (10 points for source). >Just a touch of humility would probably do wonders for psychology's >reputation, instead of the brittle, paranoid defensiveness that is >all-too-commonly its public face. So, does this mean you're not going to provide a definition for science, just like I couldn't get a definition of "learning" out of you a while back? *sigh* Let me see, either your remark is in support of Prof Smith comments (that psychology's claim to be a science appears to be undeserved, that is has does not have the same status of discipline as physics, chemistry, biology, etc.,) and that psychology's claims to be a science is just an example of its belief in its own press/hype, or your comments are a non sequitur. So which is it? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] P.S. Oh, intercourse the penguin! ;-) ========================== Mike Palij wrote: > On Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:21:25 -0800, Christopher Green wrote: > >> In show business, this is referred to as the problem of believing one's own >> press. >> > > Please explain yourself. It would help if you provided a definition for > science and then identify how all activities covered by psychology > fail to meet that definition (I'm particularly interested in why you > don't think cognitive neuropsychology, mathematical psychology, > and psychophysics fail to meet basic criteria for being a science). > If you please, you can also identify/explain what areas of the > traditional sciences (i.e., physics, chemistry, biology, etc.) fail to > your critieria. > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6967 or send a blank email to leave-6967-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
