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Post by Tamrin on Sept 18, 2011 17:24:29 GMT 10
Generic pseudoscience: "woo" (per James Randi). The Woo-Woo Credo[Excerpts - List by Alleee and Franc's, insolitology.com - Linked Above]
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Post by Tamrin on Sept 18, 2011 17:39:46 GMT 10
Tower of Woo - skepdic.com - Bob Carroll [/color][/size] [/center]
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Post by Tamrin on Sept 18, 2011 18:17:09 GMT 10
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Post by corab on Sept 19, 2011 7:48:02 GMT 10
Is there a name, or can someone come up with a name, and explanation for the irritating phenomenon whereby unsubstantiated, pseudoscientific and ahistoric fringe theories appear to gain more popular support than what are often even more amazing findings, advanced by serious practitioners who put in the requisite time and practice, immersing themselves in the permutations and nuances of their particular disciplines, and whose opinions at least deserve some favourable predisposition, instead of being met with derision? Under the same phenomenon, individuals scoffing at serious science or history, often try to cloak their own pet, whacky ideas in the trapping of those same disciplines, apparently trying to have their cake and eat it too. Religion?
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Post by corab on Sept 19, 2011 7:57:07 GMT 10
That is delicious:-) Thanks for posting!
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Post by Tamrin on Apr 6, 2012 10:17:22 GMT 10
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Post by Smithee on Aug 16, 2012 19:47:50 GMT 10
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Post by Smithee on Aug 16, 2012 20:00:58 GMT 10
The philosophy behind pseudoscience : every intellectual endeavor, whether authentic or bogus, has an underlying philosophy. Science, for example, involves six kinds of philosophical ideas. These differ totally from those behind pseudoscience. Evaluating a field's underlying philosophy is a revealing way to make distinctions and judge worth. Read more at mythesfreudiens.com/philosophy.pseudoscience.pdf
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Post by Smithee on Aug 16, 2012 21:04:21 GMT 10
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Post by Smithee on Aug 19, 2012 18:31:31 GMT 10
“You listen,” said the Master, “not to discover, but to find something that confirms your own thoughts. You argue not to find the truth but to vindicate your thinking.” And he told of a king who, passing through a small town, saw indications of amazing marksmanship everywhere. Trees and barns and fences, had circles painted on them with a bullet hole in the exact centre. He asked to see this unusual marksman. It turned out to be a ten-year old child. “Easy as pie,” was the answer. “I shoot first and draw the circles later.” “So you get your conclusions first and build your premises around them later,” said the Master. “Isn’t that the way you manage to hold on to your religion and to your ideology?”
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