[pepinator]

saying that social science is astrology at best is quite extremist. serious people work in those fields

[smt88]

I used to feel the way you do, but as I've gotten older, learned more about the fields, and met more researchers, I've come to disagree. Calling them science is a farce. We should put money into them and continue most of these areas of research, but we shouldn't pretend they're reaching firm, quantifiable, scientific conclusions.

The replication crisis really should have hammered this home to everyone by now.

[pepinator]

I agree with what you say, but that doesn't make social sciences the same as astrology. their conclusions, even if qualitative, can be valid and useful.