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Atheists and the National Academy of Sciences (view source)
Revision as of 21:17, March 31, 2016
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The membership of the National Academy of Sciences includes scientists in the [[physical science|physical sciences]] and [[social science|social scientists]]. For example, the psychologist Daniel Kahneman is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.<ref>[http://nationalacademyofsciences.org/member-directory/members/892035.html Daniel Kahneman - NAS member directory listing]</ref> The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has content that spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/ Mainpage of NAS website]</ref>
The membership of the National Academy of Sciences includes scientists in the [[physical science|physical sciences]] and [[social science|social scientists]]. For example, the psychologist Daniel Kahneman is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.<ref>[http://nationalacademyofsciences.org/member-directory/members/892035.html Daniel Kahneman - NAS member directory listing]</ref> The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has content that spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.<ref>[http://www.nasonline.org/ Mainpage of NAS website]</ref>
In an article entitled ''How reliable are the social sciences?'', Cary Cutting wrote in the ''New York Times'':
{{cquote|While the physical sciences produce many detailed and precise predictions, the social sciences do not. The reason is that such predictions almost always require randomized controlled experiments, which are seldom possible when people are involved. For one thing, we are too complex: our behavior depends on an enormous number of tightly interconnected variables that are extraordinarily difficult to distinguish and study separately. Also, moral considerations forbid manipulating humans the way we do inanimate objects. As a result, most social science research falls far short of the natural sciences’ standard of controlled experiments.<ref>[http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/how-reliable-are-the-social-sciences/?_r=0 ''How reliable are the social sciences?''] by Cary Cutting, ''New York Times''</ref>}}
== Existence of God: A philosophical question. Not a scientific question ==
== Existence of God: A philosophical question. Not a scientific question ==