BLA2952

1. Human sciences are "fuzzy" sciences, but they are still sciences.
"The methods of physics become the model of scientific methodology. The different disciplines concerned with the study of humanity, such as psychology, sociology and anthropology, seem to fall woefully short of this." []

2. Science requires data.
"Don't do experiments. (Also, don't go out into the field to collect data, which adds the hazards of injury, sunburn, and exotic disease to the mix.)" []

3. Science runs on careful criticism.
"It's nonsensical to argue that hypnosis involves some sort of special state when we can't find it no matter how long we look," says Robert Baker, Ph.D., author of They Call It Hypnosis and professor emeritus at the University of Kentucky," []

4. Fight fire with fire, and data with data.
"I see no conflict in what the Bible tells me about God and what science tells me about nature." [|http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1090921,00.html#ixzz2Q010YTNS]

5. There's power in precise terms.
"Psychopathy and sociopathy are both anti-social personality disorders. While both these disorders are the result of an interaction between genetic predispositions and environmental factors, psychopathy leans towards the hereditary whereas sociopathy tends towards the environmental."

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6. Correlation is not causation.
Even though this article is a tad vulgar and I disagree with what it says, I think it applies to this. Just because your parent has a certain personality type does not mean you will turn out the same. []

7. More of something good isn't always better.
A classic example of too much of something good is eating too much. []

8. Beware the plausible, __especially__ if it works.
Hydroxycut is always advertised on TV commercials. However, it is only plausible. This product may work for your friend and once you try it, it fails. []

9. Where there's smoke, there's smoke.
To assume there's always fire where there is smoke is an assumption that shouldn't be made. Just as if there's a crime with no proof, no one should assume anything until there is proof. []

10. Lack of evidence doesn't mean it's false.
Casey Anthony was proven innocent although, there was missing evidence at the time of her conviction. Even though this was a lack of evidence, I still believe that she is guilty. []