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The principle that scientific status exists on a spectrum—fields aren't simply "science" or "not science" but occupy different positions on a continuum from "hard science" (physics, chemistry) through "soft science" (psychology, sociology) to "borderline science" (some forms of economics) to "not really science" (theology, astrology). This law acknowledges that the boundaries between science and non-science are fuzzy, that fields can move along the spectrum over time, and that the question isn't "is it science?" but "where on the scientific spectrum does it fall?" The law of the spectrum of sciences goes hand in hand with the theory of the same name, providing the meta-framework for understanding why some departments get more funding than others and why physicists look down on sociologists (they're just farther along the spectrum, or think they are).
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