What are two examples of pseudoscience in the current media of 2009?
Q. I need two examples of pseudoscience that are from the current media or internet and they need to be explained why they should be considered this specific science.
Asked by Hannah - Tue Sep 8 21:42:07 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First off, you're going to need a definition of pseudoscience. "Pseudo" means "fake": pseudoscience is not actually science. It's something masquerading as science, claiming scientific basis or results, but not actually following the scientific method or anything like it. On that note, here are some pseudoscientific subjects to get you started: -- Homeopathy, reflexology, and other forms of alternative medicine. -- Creationism and intelligent design. No, they are not science. They appeal to an ineffable, unobservable supernatural source; therefore, they are outside what science can test. -- Astrology. -- Conspiracy theories. "We never landed on the moon", "9/11 was a government plot", etc., etc. -- Crystal healing, pyramid power, magnet… [cont.]
Answered by Photosynthetic - Tue Sep 8 23:30:49 2009
Q. I need two examples of pseudoscience that are from the current media or internet and they need to be explained why they should be considered this specific science.
Asked by Hannah - Tue Sep 8 21:42:07 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First off, you're going to need a definition of pseudoscience. "Pseudo" means "fake": pseudoscience is not actually science. It's something masquerading as science, claiming scientific basis or results, but not actually following the scientific method or anything like it. On that note, here are some pseudoscientific subjects to get you started: -- Homeopathy, reflexology, and other forms of alternative medicine. -- Creationism and intelligent design. No, they are not science. They appeal to an ineffable, unobservable supernatural source; therefore, they are outside what science can test. -- Astrology. -- Conspiracy theories. "We never landed on the moon", "9/11 was a government plot", etc., etc. -- Crystal healing, pyramid power, magnet… [cont.]
Answered by Photosynthetic - Tue Sep 8 23:30:49 2009
When dealing with astology as a pseudoscience do proponents use conspiracy to support their position?
Q. Do proponents use conspiracy or paranoia to support their positions about astrology? I have to write a report on astrology as a pseudoscience, and need some information that I can not find and I do not know.
Asked by Briana - Fri Sep 19 11:58:28 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. they don't need conspiracy... they have history ... and all the uses of astrology down thru the ages since the Sumerians..the Egyptians..the Chinese, etc...
Answered by meanolmaw - Fri Sep 19 13:41:38 2008
Q. Do proponents use conspiracy or paranoia to support their positions about astrology? I have to write a report on astrology as a pseudoscience, and need some information that I can not find and I do not know.
Asked by Briana - Fri Sep 19 11:58:28 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. they don't need conspiracy... they have history ... and all the uses of astrology down thru the ages since the Sumerians..the Egyptians..the Chinese, etc...
Answered by meanolmaw - Fri Sep 19 13:41:38 2008
Psychiatrists, how does it feel to specialize in a pseudoscience?
Q. How does it feel to specialize in a pseudoscience, with no basis or scientific evidence to support any of your claims? How do you feel when the APA decides what new diseases there are, when they are created on the spot? How does it make you feel, knowing that there are no certified or factual tests to claim any evidence of these "psychotic" issues? Thank you :D.
Asked by Azmodian - Sun Jul 12 09:43:57 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. to say psychiatry has "no basis or scientific evidence" is inaccurate. although the testing is indeed speculative and occasionally even shady, much such evidence is clear. MRI's and CT scans can be used depending on the illness evident, as well as the huge amount of behavior modification due to both therapy and pharmaceutical treatments. and to answer ur question, i love being in a field that is just learning it's way. it is interesting and important work in a often misunderstood area of social science.
Answered by Jamie N - Sun Jul 12 14:28:01 2009
Q. How does it feel to specialize in a pseudoscience, with no basis or scientific evidence to support any of your claims? How do you feel when the APA decides what new diseases there are, when they are created on the spot? How does it make you feel, knowing that there are no certified or factual tests to claim any evidence of these "psychotic" issues? Thank you :D.
Asked by Azmodian - Sun Jul 12 09:43:57 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. to say psychiatry has "no basis or scientific evidence" is inaccurate. although the testing is indeed speculative and occasionally even shady, much such evidence is clear. MRI's and CT scans can be used depending on the illness evident, as well as the huge amount of behavior modification due to both therapy and pharmaceutical treatments. and to answer ur question, i love being in a field that is just learning it's way. it is interesting and important work in a often misunderstood area of social science.
Answered by Jamie N - Sun Jul 12 14:28:01 2009
Why don't people actually understand the that the science behind 2012 is a pseudoscience?
Q. The science that says that the possible coming geomagnetic reversal is a pseudoscience as in it's not based on the scientific method, which means that some of its "facts" are fabrications; lies in other words. So why do people still listen to ignorant apocalyptic film makers and start contemplating suicide?
Asked by Capt. Dont - Wed Jan 13 23:15:44 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The hoaxmeisters make up new scenarios of doom faster than scientists can debunk them, and they actually claim that scientists are saying these things. No scientist is claiming any doomsday scenario for 2012. Also, all the claims of prophecies for 2012 are false. No one predicted it before this bunch of scam artists started it to make money. They just throw in some scientific sounding terms, slam them together into a mishmash of meaningless prattle and figure if they can't dazzle you with brilliance, they will baffle you with bullsh!t. Don't be fooled by that. The claims that scientists are predicting doomsday in 2012 are lies. There were no ancient prophecies concerning 2012 until 2003. Only crackpots and charlatans, who didn t bother… [cont.]
Answered by Bella - Sat Jan 16 21:56:42 2010
Q. The science that says that the possible coming geomagnetic reversal is a pseudoscience as in it's not based on the scientific method, which means that some of its "facts" are fabrications; lies in other words. So why do people still listen to ignorant apocalyptic film makers and start contemplating suicide?
Asked by Capt. Dont - Wed Jan 13 23:15:44 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The hoaxmeisters make up new scenarios of doom faster than scientists can debunk them, and they actually claim that scientists are saying these things. No scientist is claiming any doomsday scenario for 2012. Also, all the claims of prophecies for 2012 are false. No one predicted it before this bunch of scam artists started it to make money. They just throw in some scientific sounding terms, slam them together into a mishmash of meaningless prattle and figure if they can't dazzle you with brilliance, they will baffle you with bullsh!t. Don't be fooled by that. The claims that scientists are predicting doomsday in 2012 are lies. There were no ancient prophecies concerning 2012 until 2003. Only crackpots and charlatans, who didn t bother… [cont.]
Answered by Bella - Sat Jan 16 21:56:42 2010
How Many Republicans Believe in Pseudoscience and Nutty Christian Prophesies?
Q. How many of you YA Republicans believe that the world is 6,000 years old, all of mankind is descended from two people who lived the mythical garden of Eden, and that you will soon be raptured into heaven by Jesus when God destroys the nonbelievers?
Asked by Jase - Thu Feb 11 02:34:57 2010 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments
A. All of them. Conservatives are idiots.
Answered by Angry Angry Hippo - Thu Feb 11 02:37:57 2010
Q. How many of you YA Republicans believe that the world is 6,000 years old, all of mankind is descended from two people who lived the mythical garden of Eden, and that you will soon be raptured into heaven by Jesus when God destroys the nonbelievers?
Asked by Jase - Thu Feb 11 02:34:57 2010 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments
A. All of them. Conservatives are idiots.
Answered by Angry Angry Hippo - Thu Feb 11 02:37:57 2010
What is the difference between Pseudoscience and Science?
Q. I left my book in my locker and everytime I look it up it just confuses me.
Asked by Megan - Sat Sep 13 12:22:57 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. pseudoscience is an ideology that use sciency sounding words and concepts to support their conclusions, without doing actual scientific experimentation. science on the other hand actually does exparment and uses words correctly. there is no such thing as "Quantum Healing" in real science, but some alternative medicine advocates use it because "Quantum" sounds vary scientific.
Answered by evirustheslaye - Sat Sep 13 12:28:05 2008
Q. I left my book in my locker and everytime I look it up it just confuses me.
Asked by Megan - Sat Sep 13 12:22:57 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. pseudoscience is an ideology that use sciency sounding words and concepts to support their conclusions, without doing actual scientific experimentation. science on the other hand actually does exparment and uses words correctly. there is no such thing as "Quantum Healing" in real science, but some alternative medicine advocates use it because "Quantum" sounds vary scientific.
Answered by evirustheslaye - Sat Sep 13 12:28:05 2008
Do people want to believe in conspiracy theories and pseudoscience because they find the truth boring?
Q. Before you thumb me down, please note that i am both a Christian and an alternative therapist. Also, is the truth really more boring?
Asked by grayure - Mon Aug 3 15:52:20 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. People believe in these things because they lack an adequate grounding in both science and reason. The off-the-wall stuff always has a superficial gloss of meaningfulness that seduces people looking for easy answers that do not require too much thought. No, the truth may be challenging, painful, enlightening or many other things, but its intrinsic reality is seldom boring
Answered by bdwolfhound - Mon Aug 3 15:58:34 2009
Q. Before you thumb me down, please note that i am both a Christian and an alternative therapist. Also, is the truth really more boring?
Asked by grayure - Mon Aug 3 15:52:20 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. People believe in these things because they lack an adequate grounding in both science and reason. The off-the-wall stuff always has a superficial gloss of meaningfulness that seduces people looking for easy answers that do not require too much thought. No, the truth may be challenging, painful, enlightening or many other things, but its intrinsic reality is seldom boring
Answered by bdwolfhound - Mon Aug 3 15:58:34 2009
Whats an example of a Pseudoscience Invention?
Q. I have to come up with an example of pseudoscience and it has to be something that exists in the world. So my question is what is an invention that claims to work but really doesnt?
Asked by YEAH. - Mon Feb 2 13:07:28 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. magnets strapped on automobile gas lines to increase fuel efficiency.
Answered by gcnp58 - Mon Feb 2 13:11:18 2009
Q. I have to come up with an example of pseudoscience and it has to be something that exists in the world. So my question is what is an invention that claims to work but really doesnt?
Asked by YEAH. - Mon Feb 2 13:07:28 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. magnets strapped on automobile gas lines to increase fuel efficiency.
Answered by gcnp58 - Mon Feb 2 13:11:18 2009
what is the pseudoscience where people determine personality and stuff based on physical traits?
Q. like where a wide short hand might indicate one thing about a person's character or like small eyes suggest something else also like the shape and size of your toes may have its own meaning??? what is this called is it called "personology" and where can i find a full guide to it or a reference guide. i know its fake but i think its fun-ish
Asked by Randy - Sat Jun 6 16:51:25 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I think its fun too!!! it can be real, srry try to go onto walmart.com or your library or ebay, and look up personolagy. If you find it please tell me!!! :)
Answered by suri - Sat Jun 6 17:04:56 2009
Q. like where a wide short hand might indicate one thing about a person's character or like small eyes suggest something else also like the shape and size of your toes may have its own meaning??? what is this called is it called "personology" and where can i find a full guide to it or a reference guide. i know its fake but i think its fun-ish
Asked by Randy - Sat Jun 6 16:51:25 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I think its fun too!!! it can be real, srry try to go onto walmart.com or your library or ebay, and look up personolagy. If you find it please tell me!!! :)
Answered by suri - Sat Jun 6 17:04:56 2009
Genetics is also a pseudoscience of Satan just like evolution. What do you think?
Q. Genetics was invented by Satan-induced "scientists" who wanted to "prove" evolution true by creating a whole new branch of lies that corroborated evolution. There is no such thing as DNA or chromosomes. Please, if you are a Christian, please stop believing in this lie; we must make this known.
Asked by Byron - Wed Jan 27 04:59:58 2010 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Consider this Creation in the 21st Century - Overwhelming Evidence 1 of 3 Creation in the 21st Century - Overwhelming Evidence 2 of 3 Creation in the 21st Century - Overwhelming Evidence 3 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - Caught in the Act 1 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - How to Talk to an Evolutionist About Creation 1 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - Palace of Dinosaurs, Part 1 (1 of 3) Creation In The 21st Century - Why The Difference 1 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - Lets Talk to An Evolutionist About Creation 1 of 3 Carl Baugh Part- Flip of a coin- Part 1 Creation In The 21st Century - Crunch The Numbers Part 1
Answered by Lightning From the East - Thu Jan 28 14:27:41 2010
Q. Genetics was invented by Satan-induced "scientists" who wanted to "prove" evolution true by creating a whole new branch of lies that corroborated evolution. There is no such thing as DNA or chromosomes. Please, if you are a Christian, please stop believing in this lie; we must make this known.
Asked by Byron - Wed Jan 27 04:59:58 2010 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Consider this Creation in the 21st Century - Overwhelming Evidence 1 of 3 Creation in the 21st Century - Overwhelming Evidence 2 of 3 Creation in the 21st Century - Overwhelming Evidence 3 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - Caught in the Act 1 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - How to Talk to an Evolutionist About Creation 1 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - Palace of Dinosaurs, Part 1 (1 of 3) Creation In The 21st Century - Why The Difference 1 of 3 Creation In The 21st Century - Lets Talk to An Evolutionist About Creation 1 of 3 Carl Baugh Part- Flip of a coin- Part 1 Creation In The 21st Century - Crunch The Numbers Part 1
Answered by Lightning From the East - Thu Jan 28 14:27:41 2010
What are the differences between science & pseudoscience, and how do they relate to the controversy between?
Q. How do they relate to the controversy between evolution and intelligent design?
Asked by Yi Fong C - Thu Feb 19 02:25:55 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Science basically is the study of the physical world, while Pseudoscience is the active exploration of physical world without the use of scientific process. For example, Chemistry is a Science, Alchemy is a Pseudoscience (both are concerned with matter). Psychiatry is a Science, Phrenology is a Psuedoscience.(both are concerned with the human personality). *Science is usually linked with Evolution, while Pseudoscience with Intelligent Design.
Answered by MatT - Thu Feb 19 02:42:20 2009
Q. How do they relate to the controversy between evolution and intelligent design?
Asked by Yi Fong C - Thu Feb 19 02:25:55 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Science basically is the study of the physical world, while Pseudoscience is the active exploration of physical world without the use of scientific process. For example, Chemistry is a Science, Alchemy is a Pseudoscience (both are concerned with matter). Psychiatry is a Science, Phrenology is a Psuedoscience.(both are concerned with the human personality). *Science is usually linked with Evolution, while Pseudoscience with Intelligent Design.
Answered by MatT - Thu Feb 19 02:42:20 2009
Starvation mode and weight gain is pseudoscience?
Q. I simply do not believe that eating too few calories will make you gain weight, it is ridiculous and surely defies the laws of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed). I am on a 500 cal a day diet and am losing weight. Who made up this rubbish that i am sick of hearing from everyone? can anyone site a single reference (actual scientific reference) to this bizarre proposed phenomena?
Asked by Thinspiration - Wed Apr 8 04:38:31 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I completely agree with you, the concept of starving yourself makes you gain weight is pseudoscience (so is the idea of star signs, just my opinion there) If starving yourself made you gain weight then malnourished African children would look morbidly obese. So would anorexics. And anorexics generally look bony, not fat (despite what they say/think).
Answered by Conscientious Objector - Wed Apr 8 04:48:28 2009
Q. I simply do not believe that eating too few calories will make you gain weight, it is ridiculous and surely defies the laws of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed). I am on a 500 cal a day diet and am losing weight. Who made up this rubbish that i am sick of hearing from everyone? can anyone site a single reference (actual scientific reference) to this bizarre proposed phenomena?
Asked by Thinspiration - Wed Apr 8 04:38:31 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I completely agree with you, the concept of starving yourself makes you gain weight is pseudoscience (so is the idea of star signs, just my opinion there) If starving yourself made you gain weight then malnourished African children would look morbidly obese. So would anorexics. And anorexics generally look bony, not fat (despite what they say/think).
Answered by Conscientious Objector - Wed Apr 8 04:48:28 2009
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
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
Why aren't scientists allowing my pseudoscience to be taught in science classrooms?
Q. Why won't they listen to Ben Stein? I'm being persecuted here!
Asked by unknown - Fri Aug 6 03:55:52 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. They won't let me teach my pseudohistory in history class either! Let's be persecuted together :(
Answered by Mike - Fri Aug 6 03:58:12 2010
Q. Why won't they listen to Ben Stein? I'm being persecuted here!
Asked by unknown - Fri Aug 6 03:55:52 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. They won't let me teach my pseudohistory in history class either! Let's be persecuted together :(
Answered by Mike - Fri Aug 6 03:58:12 2010
Why is superstition considered a pseudoscience?
Q. Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but does not adhere to the scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status. Is superstition claimed to be scientific in the first place?
Asked by .curious. - Thu May 8 04:42:07 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Pseudos is an ancient Greek word meaning false. Superstition is sometimes made into a pseudoscience. For example, people who run around with advanced-looking scientific equipment looking for ghosts. The experiments and results are interpreted on a whim, rather than with any sound scientific basis, so it is false science, or superstition dressed up to mimic science. Correct science requires experimentation with interpretable results which can be verified by reproducing the experiment. Pseudoscience never provides this.
Answered by Thalia - Thu May 8 07:27:24 2008
Q. Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but does not adhere to the scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status. Is superstition claimed to be scientific in the first place?
Asked by .curious. - Thu May 8 04:42:07 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Pseudos is an ancient Greek word meaning false. Superstition is sometimes made into a pseudoscience. For example, people who run around with advanced-looking scientific equipment looking for ghosts. The experiments and results are interpreted on a whim, rather than with any sound scientific basis, so it is false science, or superstition dressed up to mimic science. Correct science requires experimentation with interpretable results which can be verified by reproducing the experiment. Pseudoscience never provides this.
Answered by Thalia - Thu May 8 07:27:24 2008
When will the pseudoscience of global warming fade away?
Q. All of their evidence is not evidence at all, but from unreliable computer models. How much longer will Gore and his pseudoscientists keep pushing? Haven't they made enough money yet? When will the politicians realize they are being played like a fiddle and understand that there is no real evidence that humans are the main problem? Does anyone rememeber nuclear winter? That had the people pretty scared for a bit, but it did not have the lasting affect they wanted. When will the general public realize that they cannot stop the normal cycle of the Earth? It appears that having an educated opinion really bothers people. I will not apologize for being well informed and stating my opinion. My political preference has no bearing on how I feel… [cont.]
Asked by Silly - Tue Jul 10 00:37:44 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Computer models are just that, models of what is one possible outcome, not proof as some people would like you to think. Gore will never have enough money and therefore will continue to tell everyone they are wrong, he is right, and cause about 20 times more pollution ,from his house and private jet, than the average American. Politicians are playing the global warming game to get votes. If you speak out against global warming and say it is not the human influence, you lose. Take a look at all the global warming questions here, see the abuse people who speak out against it recieve. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem they believe. That thought is what tears down society. Nuclear winter was created to scare… [cont.]
Answered by davinm23 - Tue Jul 10 11:48:49 2007
Q. All of their evidence is not evidence at all, but from unreliable computer models. How much longer will Gore and his pseudoscientists keep pushing? Haven't they made enough money yet? When will the politicians realize they are being played like a fiddle and understand that there is no real evidence that humans are the main problem? Does anyone rememeber nuclear winter? That had the people pretty scared for a bit, but it did not have the lasting affect they wanted. When will the general public realize that they cannot stop the normal cycle of the Earth? It appears that having an educated opinion really bothers people. I will not apologize for being well informed and stating my opinion. My political preference has no bearing on how I feel… [cont.]
Asked by Silly - Tue Jul 10 00:37:44 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Computer models are just that, models of what is one possible outcome, not proof as some people would like you to think. Gore will never have enough money and therefore will continue to tell everyone they are wrong, he is right, and cause about 20 times more pollution ,from his house and private jet, than the average American. Politicians are playing the global warming game to get votes. If you speak out against global warming and say it is not the human influence, you lose. Take a look at all the global warming questions here, see the abuse people who speak out against it recieve. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem they believe. That thought is what tears down society. Nuclear winter was created to scare… [cont.]
Answered by davinm23 - Tue Jul 10 11:48:49 2007
The movie: "What the Bleep Do I Know"- In this-wht is true science vs. pseudoscience?
Q. I found this movie presenting ideas I'd read were on the way to being proven to be true...Dr. Candace Pert has written Molecules in Emotion and is respected for her research in mind/body field whereas other people in the film have no credentials nor do their ideas hold validity. I was told this movie is completely pseudoscience... Have any of you researched this area...or have read similar ideas in this movie that have been proven by now.
Asked by phoenixbirdlc - Sat Jan 6 23:14:09 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I haven't seen it yet, so I can't give specifics, but from what I've heard, it's worse than pseudoscience. It's a mixture of science, pseudoscience, fiction and fantasy, all presented in the same way so they look like science. It's an effective method for causing confusion.
Answered by Frank N - Sun Jan 7 08:08:31 2007
Q. I found this movie presenting ideas I'd read were on the way to being proven to be true...Dr. Candace Pert has written Molecules in Emotion and is respected for her research in mind/body field whereas other people in the film have no credentials nor do their ideas hold validity. I was told this movie is completely pseudoscience... Have any of you researched this area...or have read similar ideas in this movie that have been proven by now.
Asked by phoenixbirdlc - Sat Jan 6 23:14:09 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I haven't seen it yet, so I can't give specifics, but from what I've heard, it's worse than pseudoscience. It's a mixture of science, pseudoscience, fiction and fantasy, all presented in the same way so they look like science. It's an effective method for causing confusion.
Answered by Frank N - Sun Jan 7 08:08:31 2007
What is the main difference between psychology, pseudoscience, and common sense?
Q. What is the main difference between psychology, pseudoscience, and common sense?
Asked by cindy j - Sun Sep 27 16:57:16 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Psychology is the study of mental processes and behavior. Pseudoscience is theory mistaken as scientific: a theory or method doubtfully or mistakenly held to be scientific And common sense is good judgment: sound practical judgment derived from experience rather than study
Answered by Jamibaby - Sun Sep 27 17:05:51 2009
Q. What is the main difference between psychology, pseudoscience, and common sense?
Asked by cindy j - Sun Sep 27 16:57:16 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Psychology is the study of mental processes and behavior. Pseudoscience is theory mistaken as scientific: a theory or method doubtfully or mistakenly held to be scientific And common sense is good judgment: sound practical judgment derived from experience rather than study
Answered by Jamibaby - Sun Sep 27 17:05:51 2009
How come we have to suffer so much to learn physics when some theories are pseudoscience?
Q. How come we have to suffer so much to learn physics when some theories are pseudoscience?
Asked by goring - Sun Aug 27 11:29:42 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Certainly I sympathise with your view that some physics is "pseudoscience". Probably what you have in mind is the modern presentation of quantum theory where "commonsense" is all to often decried in favour of impressive mathematics! However, do remember that quantum theory is perhaps the most successful theory - ever! Do be patient with your study of physics, it can be fascinating but, if it continues to be tedious to you, abandon it and study some other subject for enthusiasm is essential to success.
Answered by clausiusminkowski - Sun Aug 27 11:39:18 2006
Q. How come we have to suffer so much to learn physics when some theories are pseudoscience?
Asked by goring - Sun Aug 27 11:29:42 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Certainly I sympathise with your view that some physics is "pseudoscience". Probably what you have in mind is the modern presentation of quantum theory where "commonsense" is all to often decried in favour of impressive mathematics! However, do remember that quantum theory is perhaps the most successful theory - ever! Do be patient with your study of physics, it can be fascinating but, if it continues to be tedious to you, abandon it and study some other subject for enthusiasm is essential to success.
Answered by clausiusminkowski - Sun Aug 27 11:39:18 2006
What is an example of pseudoscience and why is it not a science?
Q. What is an example of pseudoscience and why is it not a science?
Asked by Sonja - Mon Aug 31 19:34:19 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Astrology. fails the experimental tests; does not make predictions more often than chance. So pseudo. But has complex intellectual apparatus based on astronomical data, so "science".
Answered by Paul B - Mon Aug 31 19:38:49 2009
Q. What is an example of pseudoscience and why is it not a science?
Asked by Sonja - Mon Aug 31 19:34:19 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Astrology. fails the experimental tests; does not make predictions more often than chance. So pseudo. But has complex intellectual apparatus based on astronomical data, so "science".
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