Is Biology a 'Real Science' According to Rutherford's Standards?

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The discussion centers on Ernest Rutherford's quote, "All science is either physics or stamp collecting," and its implications for biology as a science. Participants explore how biology can evolve to meet Rutherford's standards of being a "real science." There is a focus on the relationship between physics and biology, particularly regarding Darwin's theory of natural selection, which involves complex interactions among species. The conversation also addresses the definition of logic as the "science of reasoning," arguing that it contradicts the notion of biology being mere "stamp collecting." Furthermore, the discussion reflects on the potential ignorance behind Rutherford's statement, suggesting that it stems from a misunderstanding of the complexities involved in biological sciences.
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I am sure you know about the Ernest Rutherford quote "All science is either physics or stamp collecting", which was mentioned in a response to one of my other threads over at the physics forum. I would like to know what biologists think about this; what future developments will bring biology closer to being a "real science", by Rutherford's standards?
 
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What law of physics was Rutherford thinking about that would explain the well known at his time (early 1900s) Darwin biological theory of natural selection--a macroscopic interaction of a complex nature among numerous individual entities within and between species ? Logic is defined as the "science of reasoning"--does not sound like stamp collecting to me. In retrospect and being kind to scientists such as Rutherford, we can consider such comments as derived from ignorance, and ignorance, as a state of mind, is error produced by false inference.
 
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