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0 pointsninetyninenine1y ago0 comments

False, it is you who misunderstands and your terminology is incorrect.

The term is "theoretical computer science." Not just "computer science"

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Computer_science

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Theoretical_computer_sc...

The OP is making a claim on "theoretical computer science" NOT "computer science". Hence the title "What is theoretical computer science".

If you look at the wiki entry you will see that "Theoretical computer science" is highly mathematical and different from "computer science".

Honestly even I mis-used the term and this leads to tons of confusion. The naming of everything really changes the way people think and mixes everyone up. It's entirely a linguistic problem.

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3np1y ago

I mean...

Consider this school of thought: My school burned down last week. The one where I went to elementary school.

A strawberry is not botanically a berry. A peanut is not a nut. A tomato is either a fruit or a vegetable. Nobody thinks this is a problem.

This is just language. Perhaps it's not actually a big deal that "Theoretical Computer Science" does not cleanly fall into your usual "Science" label?

ninetyninenineOP1y ago

>This is just language. Perhaps it's not actually a big deal that "Theoretical Computer Science" does not cleanly fall into your usual "Science" label?

What are you talking about? You're regurgitating points I already made as if I never made those points...

I literally said Computer science is NOT a science.

I said several times, it's a linguistic/nomenclature issue.

I don't think you're reading my responses. Are you trolling? If not please read over my responses more carefully.

3np1y ago

So, we are acknowledging that there exist parallel non-overlaping equally valid notions and definitions of science.

Menawhile, you seem pretty hung up on the "In Science, nothing can be proven" part of a whole long argument as to why CS shouldn't be referred to as a science. Perhaps that distinction is not useful or relevant in context?

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Koshkin1y ago

> I literally said Computer science is NOT a science.

But the point was that this entirely depends on one's definition of what the word "science" means - and that depends on the context and the language. I can say, for example, that math is science - simply equating "science" with "knowledge" and "research".

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0 pointsninetyninenine1y ago0 comments

False, it is you who misunderstands and your terminology is incorrect.

The term is "theoretical computer science." Not just "computer science"

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Computer_science

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Theoretical_computer_sc...

The OP is making a claim on "theoretical computer science" NOT "computer science". Hence the title "What is theoretical computer science".

If you look at the wiki entry you will see that "Theoretical computer science" is highly mathematical and different from "computer science".

Honestly even I mis-used the term and this leads to tons of confusion. The naming of everything really changes the way people think and mixes everyone up. It's entirely a linguistic problem.

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3np1y ago

I mean...

Consider this school of thought: My school burned down last week. The one where I went to elementary school.

A strawberry is not botanically a berry. A peanut is not a nut. A tomato is either a fruit or a vegetable. Nobody thinks this is a problem.

This is just language. Perhaps it's not actually a big deal that "Theoretical Computer Science" does not cleanly fall into your usual "Science" label?

ninetyninenineOP1y ago

>This is just language. Perhaps it's not actually a big deal that "Theoretical Computer Science" does not cleanly fall into your usual "Science" label?

What are you talking about? You're regurgitating points I already made as if I never made those points...

I literally said Computer science is NOT a science.

I said several times, it's a linguistic/nomenclature issue.

I don't think you're reading my responses. Are you trolling? If not please read over my responses more carefully.

3np1y ago

So, we are acknowledging that there exist parallel non-overlaping equally valid notions and definitions of science.

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Koshkin1y ago

> I literally said Computer science is NOT a science.

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