Mechanism of Discipline Rejection

What is the mechanism of discipline rejection? How do disciplines become rejected?

The discipline of astrology was an accepted part of early modern science, but is no longer a part of science today. Alchemy, phrenology, and natural theology are other examples of disciplines that are no longer a part of modern science. Scientonomy has formulated accounts of how theories and questions become rejected. Answering the question of the mechanism of disciplines rejection is of great importance to theoretical scientonomy.

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Paul Patton and Cyrus Al-Zayadi in 2021. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.

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Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	21 February 2024	The question became accepted as a result of the acceptance of the respective modification.	Yes

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This question is a subquestion of Mechanism of Scientific Change.

This topic is also related to the following topic(s):

• Mechanism of Theory Rejection
• Mechanism of Question Rejection
• Discipline
• Discipline Acceptance
• Mechanism of Discipline Acceptance