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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: World Science Day for Peace and Development (10 November)
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:56:45 +1300
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On 11/11/2024 11:08 p.m., Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
> On 2024-11-11 09:43:56 +0000, Ross Clark said:
> 
>> zzzzzz....Oh! UNESCO, 2002-
>>
>> "It might be thought that language isn't a relevant topic on this day..."
>> But Crystal has a few words to say about alternative terms for 
>> linguistics (or some sub- or super-field thereof) which involve the 
>> word "science": language science(s), linguistic science, speech 
>> science, phonetic science
>>
>> OK, still boring. Let's move on.
> 
> Best to omit the "science" from all of these.
> 
> "Anything with 'science' in its name isn't a science." See 
> https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/06/26/not-science/
> 
> Think of Christian Science, social science, political science, etc.
> 
....not to mention Religious Science (est. 1922), and Dianetics: The 
Modern Science of Mental Health (est.1950), forerunner of S****tology.

It is also true that in some academic realms, being a Science gets you a 
higher level of funding than being an Art.

Just where the boundary of "science" is to be drawn is a topic I've long 
since fulfilled my lifetime quota of arguing about.