NounSingular pseudoscience Plural pseudosciences pseudoscience (plural pseudosciences)
Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Pseudoscience is a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific, or that is made to appear to be scientific, but which does not adhere to an appropriate scientific methodology, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status. The term comes from the Greek prefix pseudo- (false or pretending) and "science" (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge"). An early recorded use was in 1843 by French physiologist François Magendie, who is considered a pioneer in experimental physiology. The term is inherently pejorative, because it is used to assert that something is being inaccurately or deceptively portrayed as science. Accordingly, those labeled as practicing or advocating a "pseudoscience" normally dispute this characterization. There is disagreement among philosophers of science and among commentators in the scientific community about whether there is a reliable objective way to distinguish "pseudoscience" from non-mainstream "science". The scientific consensus, as expressed by the National Science Foundation, has identified and described ten subjects, and they consider belief in those subjects to be pseudoscientific beliefs: extrasensory perception (ESP), that houses can be haunted, ghosts, telepathy, clairvoyance, astrology, that people can communicate mentally with someone who has died, witches, reincarnation, and channeling. Professor Paul DeHart Hurd argued that a large part of gaining scientific literacy is "being able to distinguish science from pseudo-science such as astrology, quackery, the occult, and superstition". As it is taught in certain introductory science classes, pseudoscience is any subject that appears superficially to be scientific, or whose proponents state that it is scientific, but which nevertheless contravenes the testability requirement or substantially deviates from other fundamental aspects of the scientific method. Pseudoscience has been characterised by the use of vague, exaggerated or untestable claims, over-reliance on confirmation rather than refutation, lack of openness to testing by other experts, and a lack of progress in theory development. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Why is pseudoscience so popular? Q. By pseudoscience I mean stuff like homeopathy, astrology and (I know I'm going to get angry answers about this) creationism. Asked by silondan - Thu Sep 7 14:36:33 2006 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. They're simple and appeal to ingrained beliefs. Answered by RaceBannonOwnsChuckNorris - Thu Sep 7 14:39:00 2006 When will creation science be accepted as the more logical science than the pseudoscience known as "evolution"? Q. More and more people are realizing and accepting the wisdom and knowledge of the ancients who followed the God's teachings and the Bible, instead of responding with perfunctory rejection and ridicule. Asked by The Truth Shall Set You Free - Sun Jan 3 22:18:38 2010 - - 34 Answers - 0 Comments A. Heh. Answered by evolved more - Sun Jan 3 22:24:15 2010 Many women have been falesly taught in feminist pseudoscience classes, that gender is a social construct. Is?
Q. that the reason that many women see any disparity in gender ratios as evidence for discrimination ? Asked by Cassius - Fri Oct 16 13:05:24 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Feminists just don't realize that nature always wins. Know why there's no society of all gays? Because nature says that just isn't going to work out. Yeah, you can fight nature to some degree, but it can only go so far. And there will always be the odd balls in the bunch. The guy who's more girly that most girls. The woman who's more manly than a lot of men. But, exceptions only prove the rule. Answered by Voice of Reality - Fri Oct 16 13:50:54 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "pseudoscience" Pseudoscience is any alleged body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice claiming to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but not adhering to the scientific method. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.SourcedExamples of pseudo-scientific quotes
External linksWikipedia has an article about: PseudoscienceFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. 2012 Supplies One More Victory for Pseudoscience
Huffington Post (blog) I have to finish this post quickly, before the world ends. At the very least, I have to wrap it up before 2013, when it will not only be irrelevant but even ... and more » A Dose of Realism
Dissident Voice ... how a few individuals have enriched themselves, how celebrities and prominent psychologists fell for the pseudo-science of positive thinking, ... and more » Can the Federal Reserve Fight Mother Nature?
Minyanville.com He was discredited by the likes of Milton Friedman and others, and his work was relegated to the scrap heap of pseudoscience . (See, Elliot Wave Principle: ... From Google News Search: "pseudoscience" Eh Team Cassie Thornton Courtney Weber Meg Duguid Egnekn
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730px x 720px | 343.50kB [source page] bothering me about John C Dvorak s site for the last few days This post in particular drove me to write about it Here is a screenshot of the post I would like to point out two things Figure 1 is John Dvorak complaining about public ignorance and stupidity For this I would normally applaud him Figure 2 is John Dvorak profiting from public ignorance and stupidity From Yahoo Image Search: "pseudoscience" How to Spot Pseudoscience
unknown Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GM This 15-point checklist will help you tell science from . pseudoscience. . Is Global Warming a Pseudo Science ? Wall Street Pit (blog)
global warming - Google News ue, 02 Mar 2010 02:33:40 GM Is Global Warming a . Pseudo Science. ? Wall Street Pit (blog) What clued me in was when I heard the Global Warming crowd claim warming was melting the snows on Kilimanjaro, then when that stopped, claim it was also . ... The Extended Penotype: One of the Dangers of Pseudoscience
Aruman_Chan Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:18:00 GM One of the Dangers of . Pseudoscience. . Are there any consequences for believing in things with which there is no evidence for? YES! Dowsing rods do not work and there are consequences for believing that they do. ... From Google Blog Search: "pseudoscience"
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