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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
Me, personally, I find that it puts people off if I use the word "science" when I characterise my hobbies.
I think that the phrase "natural philosophy" should be brought back into use.
The word "science" is a new one, and it says little about what scientists actually do.
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Actually, science says everything about what a scientist does. Science. That includes theoretical and empirical studies, philosophy etc etc.
Natural philosophy could mean anything and is a rather ambiguous term in any case.
The term science only puts people off because of the cultural connotations that have been hung upon it.