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1. Human sciences are "fuzzy" sciences, but they are still sciences.
Psychology is a real science. It involves testing a hypothesis and requiring data.1369335003

2. Science requires data.
Without data there is no science.1369335003

3. Science runs on careful criticism.
Some people are against Gay marriage and other people are for Gay marriage. Everyone has an opinion.1369335003

4. Fight fire with fire, and data with data.
Some people are against Gay marriage and other people are for it and other people could care less. Is it really harmful to society?1369335003

5. There's power in precise terms.
Certain terms are geared toward getting a rise out of people.1369335003

6. Correlation is not causation.
Wearing a seat belt could save a persons life. It also might not save a persons life. It could make a person suffer lesser injuries than someone who didnt wear their seat belt.1369335003

7. More of something good isn't always better.
More data isn't always better.

8. Beware the plausible, __especially__ if it works.
Doing a math problem using the wrong formula and getting the right answer is a good example. It might not be right the next time.1369335003

9. Where there's smoke, there's smoke.
Someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Someone charged of killing someone and the cops had one person in mind to question just because the person in question had an argument with the person killed.1369335003

10. Lack of evidence doesn't mean it's false.
God can't be seen but all christians believe in God. Yet there is no evidence, only belief.1369335003