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On 11-5-2010 14:36, Mike Raiford wrote:
> On 5/8/2010 5:40 PM, andrel wrote:
>
>>> Ah, but no - that just shows that the dude had a sense of humour.
>>> (Something which apparently nobody today expects scientists to have...)
>>>
>> Oh come on, I am I scientist too...
>> Ok, I see what you mean.
>
> What does make one a scientist?
That is probably round three or four for Darren. ;)
> Someone once told me with all of the
> things I do I should be a scientist.
>
> ... My thought was, "By experimenting with the world around me, and
> observing the effects ... doesn't that by definition make me one?"
>
> Then again, I'm not a professor, I have no college degree, and my career
> choice is "Code Monkey" so, does that exclude me from being a scientist?
>
> Do I need a career as a researcher to consider myself a scientist?
No. Until quite recently most scientists had a day time job too. Very
few could live from just doing science.
> You see. That simple statement she made threw me into an existential
> crisis ...
>
> I'm socially awkward... but, that only makes me a nerd, not a scientist :)
The two are not mutual exclusive.
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