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"a proper social science"

Is 'social science' even a 'proper science' ?

In general, if you have to put science in the name, it isn't.

Computer Science?

That's long for math

Which definitely is science; QED.

Proofs are math, science is uncertain (otherwise why bother running experiments)

No, science is - literally - knowledge.

> No, science is - literally - knowledge.

No, science is a means of generating (and justifying) beliefs, it is not knowledge itself.