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Originally Posted by xepherys
*sigh*
Apparently the upper echelons are the people in soft science. At least at the TFP. I've really tried not to be on the offensive, but when I get told what "theory" generally means in science, like I'd have no clue myself, I get a bit miffed. Still love ya Will... just saying...
Perhaps the difference between hard and soft science is proven here. "Hard" scientists know science... "soft" scientists want to grow up to be "hard" scientists someday?  I'm just kidding. I promise! |
What kind of argument is this? There are formal arguments about what constitutes a theory, independent of what merriam-webster or wikipedia or you or I say. People who have certainly thought about it more than I have. Off the top of my head I'm thinking of Imre Lakatos or Karl Popper. Roachboy would probably know more about it than I know.