It's a false dilemma. Science is the most successful branch of
Philosophy, THANKS TO changes in social structure, engineering
capabilities due to advances in technology and most of all to
the Public Education system which brought this higher knowledges
to the masses like you and me. If anything, thank what's called
the democratization of education. Without that, everything's
just for the elite. But by broadening the net, more minds can be
captured, _capitalism_ can *fund* the sciences and technologies
alike and also, you can thank: WAR. The militaries you have MOST
TO To thank in the advancements of science. Up until the late
1940s, Science was losing funding tremendously, thanks to
advancements in technology and engineering alike. Research and
Development was Development and Research. Pure research was
getting less and less valid because we believed we had it
figured out. As we always do. But a deliberate move to put
Engineering *under* Science and change it's very definition to
be "Applied Sciences" put Science on top. Before that, it was
eggheads in Universities. Thanks to more than a little political
saavy in the US Education masterminds, Science flipped to being
on top. Good thing too, because pure research was almost on its
way out. Another brilliant stroke of genius by... again, the US
Education system, Science Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics became lumped together, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. Now
you can freely talk "Science" and really mean math. Or talk
"Science" and really mean Technology. Before that, they were
more separate. Now they're considered "as one" which increases
their political power.
