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Originally Posted by Sumeragi
No, science is a system of organizing knowledge obtained, preferably using the scientific method. The scientific method by itself can be used in almost any situation, including studying religions. The incorrect use of the term science (if we go by the original meaning) is what causes people to forget that science is a system, not a method, and frankly I believe that contributes to the people being mislead by what they think is science.
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No, as I've said, all of what is truly Science (not what ignorant people THINK is Science, which seems to be what you are talking about) is created using the scientific method. Thus it is a system of utilizing the scientific method.
Quite simply anything that does not use the scientific method is not science.
You are talking about the misconceptions that the general public have about what science actually is.
For example, it is true that many people think Psychology is a Science, when in reality, Psychology is not a science at all. We have a term for these sorts of things, they're called Pseudo-Sciences.
You have to differentiate between Pseudo-Science (doesn't use the scientific method, isn't science) and Science (uses the scientific method). I'm sorry if ignorant people are misled into thinking that Pseudo-Sciences are Sciences, but that does not devalue Science.