3. Additional Exploration of Introduction to Information Sociology - Kim Seoyoung(김서영)

-W2.2 March 15(Fri) On the topic of the blog post-

 Q. While it is possible to understand social phenomena through scientific methods, awareness of the limitations and uncertainties of this method is also important. So, what are the limitations of using scientific methods to understand and predict social phenomena?

A. There are many limitations and uncertainties in using scientific methods to understand and predict social phenomena. First, of course, social phenomena are very complex, and many variables interact. It is difficult to fully explain with a simple scientific model because many factors such as individual behavior, cultural background, economic factors, and political environment are intertwined. Predictions may be less accurate due to this complexity. If there is an argument that there is no limit to the use of scientific methods, I would like to refute this. There are obvious limitations to using scientific methods to avoid being replaced by humans, just as the great artificial intelligence and chat gpt cannot keep up with the emotional aspects and communication skills of humans, and we humans need to make the utmost effort not to be replaced. Second, human behavior is often irrational and there are many factors that are difficult to predict. Scientific methods are usually based on rational assumptions, but human emotions, intuition, and irrational decisions can affect them and make predictions difficult. As the term psychopath and sociopath suggests, human behavior varies from individual to individual, and even if most people think universally, exceptions exist unconditionally, making it difficult to predict. If all human behavior is predictable, I don't think crime will occur around the world, and no one like the Nobel Prize will achieve such a great achievement. Finally, it is difficult to collect data and control variables. Large-scale data collection is required to study social phenomena, but this data is not always accurate or reliable. Research results may be affected by respondents' biases, missing data, and misinformation. Additionally, while experimental conditions can be tightly controlled in natural science, they are challenging in social science. Because researchers cannot control all variables, there may be limitations to the reliability and validity of experimental results. For instance, it is challenging to generalize the results obtained from a particular group or situation to another group or situation. Just as not all women like pink, and not all men like blue, there is bound to be a limit to generalizing the population, no matter how wide the range of population calculations is. Through this activity, we were able to break the prejudice that the results and research process of various social phenomena exposed in the media will be valid. When looking at various data, it was an opportunity to pledge to carefully examine whether there were errors in generalization and whether there were errors in the research process of the data.

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