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Originally Posted by freddie
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The same way as you can study the nature of evolution or space without really having anything absolutely tangible to fall back upon. Science is about making guesses and then substantiating those guesses with controled experiements. Even the laws of nature aren't really "laws". They're just our description of how four fundamental forces react in a 3D environment. The same with psychology. It tries to get answers from studying human psyche and as far as I'm concerned it's just as valid as any other scientific field of research.
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You are not comparing it to something that is certain, so of course you'll get that conclusion. You're comparing it to the unknown, in essence - itself.
Psychology is a branch of medicine, however, if you compare psychology and pediatrics, you'll notice that pediatrics, along with all other medical ailments, are tangible, and can therefore be proven to exist. They all have the same definate outcome most of the time, it's not the same as comparing it to something else that has a Infinity! amount of outcomes.