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Re: PSEUDO-SCIENCE ?

What about all those chemists who "mastered" the phlogiston theory? Or
those physicists who "mastered" the ether theory?

Also, I don't consider geometry or algebra to be sciences, because
mathematicians don't use the scientific method.

Regards,

Glenn A. Carlson, P.E.
St. Peters, MO

Subject: PSEUDO-SCIENCE ?
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:29:39 -0500
From: Ludwik Kowalski <KowalskiL@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>

When a teacher invests time to master a scientific area (such as geometry,
algebra, electromagnetism or organic chemistry) s/he can be certain that
what was mastered will always be useful in teaching the subject.

<snip>

That is why I
think that the so-called "computer science" is not really science. What is it?
Ludwik Kowalski