Mostly a question to yahoo; how is "dream interpretation" a social science?

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While browsing through the categories for questions here on yahoo answers, I noticed that "dream interpretation" was listed under the social science category.

How is dream interpretation a science, or even a social science?

Here is a response to a question about dream interpertation that basically sums up my opinion on the subject;

"Dreams rarely directly correlate with reality. The mechanism behind dreams is also no where near 100% understood, so any speculation about what this dream could mean is just that, pure speculation.

There is a good chance that nothing anyone says here will have anything to do with the real chemical/personal or other reasons that anyone anywhere has dreams for any reason."
 
Many people think that social science is not really a science. It all comes down to what you think...

Social sciences can rarely be proven and are usually very subject to interpretation. Some would call it "pure speculation".

Any type of "science" that deals with the mind (not the brain) is usually considered a pseudo science. You can never prove for sure what is in the mind of anyone other than yourself.
 
The Psychology section used to be dominated by dream interpretation questions. So I think they gave it it's own section so every second question in Psychology wouldn't be about dreams.

That said, I think dreams have some value and it is worth thinking about our dreams. But having them interpreted by someone is really no more than entertainment.
 
*chuckles* just wanted to say: your question was enough to make me laugh a little cause you are correcting. i think thats all you were concerned with..... that was fun enough for me,thanks!
 
*chuckles* just wanted to say: your question was enough to make me laugh a little cause you are correcting. i think thats all you were concerned with..... that was fun enough for me,thanks!
 
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