Not any more than palm reading is a science (it’s not.) It could be considered an art I suppose, but science needs to be things that can be tested and produce repeatable results.
Can reading assholes be considered science?
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Edward@lemmy.4d2.org to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Not any more than palm reading is a science
Well… stick with me here, this is just a devil’s advocate hypothetical.
Your hands are your primary method of interacting with the world. The creases, callouses, and other incidental features are reflections of the ways you most frequently use them.
Obviously you can’t divine the future, but you can gather information about a person. I dare say you could devise experiments to detect correlations between certain features of the hands, and features of the person: their profession, hobbies, grooming habits, clumsiness, etc.
I think a sincere scientific study could identify several hand features with moderately predictive correlations.
Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
You’re right in that you could learn about someone based on their hands. It’s the subjective nature of the predictions that make palm reading unscientific. There have been studies to show that certain health issues manifest in our skin. Palm reading isn’t focused solely on those issues though. It tries to predict all kinds of things (wealth, relationships, misfortune, etc.) How would you create a control group for a study like that?
iii@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
If me and 5 friends read your a-hole, I bet all of us would come to the same conclusion.
Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
That would be like one research team coming to a single conclusion. Still wouldn’t make it scientific.
Lembot_0004@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
“Science” has a rather strict “scientific” definition. Predictability, repeatability, etc. I don’t remember details.
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Mighty Shai-hulud!
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
OpenStars@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
It depends on whether the asshole has a title of Professor.
58008@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I can tell by the flavour that a new love interest will come into your life imminently.
Hackworth@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
From the chaote perspective, any dynamic system with chaotic properties can be used for divination. But a science? Nah.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Can’t you just read X instead?
angrystego@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It can be considered pseudoscience.
HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Some people would. You know, for science.
TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I’m a reading asshole, am I a science?
Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Taking advantage of the best daring lip sensitivity to investigate with anomancy the boss, getting ascending to the employee of the month.
leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Are haemorrhoids considered a bad omen…?
Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Isn’t that what Sylvester Stallone’s mom did for a living?
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Your bumhole tells me you’re a skeptical. So I probably can’t interest you in a great wrinkle- removing miracle-cream? A smoother hole begets a healthier life, a higher libido and more financial stability in life.