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Originally Posted by Sion
On a side note, we should not be using psychology and psychiatry interchangeably. They are NOT the same. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor and is legally able to prescribe drugs. A psychologist is not. Psychiatry is considered a "hard science" while psychology is considered a "soft science".
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How do you use the terms "hard" and "soft"? Is the ability to prescribe drugs a testament to the greater scientific virtue of psychiatry? Is this akin to the hierarchy below?
Math is better that physics
Physics is better them chem
Chem is better than bio
Bio is better than psych
Psych is at the bottom