Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for August 31, 2020
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Transcript:
I just realized... If the arts are called humanities, does that make science the inhumanities. Nooo... I don't think that's fair. On the other hand, I may head you revived in a tank of mood enhancing hormones, so I might not be the best judge. What the- you're supposed to be an acid!
Nah, “the humanities” just refers to culture, refinement, and edumacation. They’re all about interpreting things and coming up with meaning. “The sciences” are about describing, understanding, and predicting things.
The sciences are useful for controlling things. The humanities are useful for controlling people.