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minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoI’d replace scientist to something more precise like physicist because usually people consider mathematicians as scientists even if it depends on definitions.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago usually people consider mathematicians as scientists Yikes! … Wait, does this mean I can call a historian an artist? Then I’m game.
minus-squareBigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYou can call them whatever you want, what are they going to do? They’re historians!
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIn twenty years time they’ll rip into me on r/askhistorians
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHistorians are scientists imo. Is that a reference I don’t have?
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoUsually (in my experience?) history is one of the ‘humanities’, which are more lumped with arts than sciences.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes it usually is, but I think the methodologies for modern history research is very much scientific.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoFeel free! I actually just googled it because I couldn’t exactly remember it. I’d use contractions too and make it less formal sounding.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThank you, I feel free now. Go get those other hostages now!
I’d replace scientist to something more precise like physicist because usually people consider mathematicians as scientists even if it depends on definitions.
Yikes!
… Wait, does this mean I can call a historian an artist? Then I’m game.
You can call them whatever you want, what are they going to do? They’re historians!
In twenty years time they’ll rip into me on r/askhistorians
Historians are scientists imo. Is that a reference I don’t have?
Usually (in my experience?) history is one of the ‘humanities’, which are more lumped with arts than sciences.
Yes it usually is, but I think the methodologies for modern history research is very much scientific.
Feel free! I actually just googled it because I couldn’t exactly remember it. I’d use contractions too and make it less formal sounding.
Thank you, I feel free now. Go get those other hostages now!