Fields of endeavor that use “science” in their titles tend to be those that get masses of people emotionally involved and in which crackpots seem to have some purchase on public opinion. These fields have “science” in their names to distinguish them from their disreputable cousins.
那些努力使用“科学”命名的学科往往是有许多群众情绪卷入其中，并且有居心不良者在其中利用公众舆论的领域，因此只好用“科学”两字来把自己与其声名狼藉的旁系学说区分开来。