[rusk]

1. Yes it is, or at least was. It’s a branch of psychology that developed into a science its own right. Just as physics was once “natural philosophy”. Epistemologically however neuroscience does still fall under the umbrella term of psychology.

[luffapi]

That’s like saying alchemy is science because chemistry developed from it. If it has no reproducibility, it’s not science it’s speculation.

[rusk]

No it’s not and this comparison is facetious. Nobody practices alchemy as a mainstream science in 2021.

There are plenty of people doing astrology for instance but in a clinical setting? In funded university programs? Producing papers that can be openly challenged? I don’t think so. Again facetious.

[luffapi]

That’s not a meaningful metric. Plenty of people doing astrology in 2021. That doesn’t make it real.