Comic #5552: social-science
Description
Comic Description:
The comic is divided into three panels, each contrasting different viewpoints on social science with illustrations of human-like characters.
Panel 1:
- The character on the left has a neutral expression and is gesturing with both hands.
- Text in a speech bubble: "A CONSISTENT VIEW: SOCIAL SCIENCE IS WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING. IT'S ALL NONSENSE MASQUERADING AS SCIENCE."
Panel 2:
- The character on the right has a serious expression and is displaying an assertive gesture with their hands.
- Text in a speech bubble: "ALSO A CONSISTENT VIEW: SOCIAL SCIENCE IS A SCIENCE LIKE ANY OTHER. IT MAKES TESTABLE PREDICTIONS, RUNS EXPERIMENTS, AND COLLECTS DATA."
Panel 3:
- The character in the center has a thoughtful expression and is making a gesture with one hand.
- The text at the top of the panel reads: "NOT A CONSISTENT VIEW, BUT WEIRDLY COMMON:"
- Text in a speech bubble: "SOCIAL SCIENCE IS WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING."
- Another speech bubble: "MY PERSONAL INTUITIONS ABOUT SOCIETY ARE NOT SOCIAL SCIENCE."
- Final speech bubble: "THEREFORE, MY PERSONAL INTUITIONS ARE THE TRUTH."
The comic is from the website "smbc-comics.com."