@Uair #RationalWiki is a good source for:
1. Analyzing and refuting #pseudoscience and the anti-science movement;
2. Documenting the full range of crank ideas;
3. Explorations of #authoritarianism and #fundamentalism;
4. Analysis and criticism of how these subjects are handled in the media.
Were I writing a screenplay about her life, which someone probably will, there would definitely be a scene in it where she is at her wit's end about pseudo-scientific papers, and at a moment of tension, overhears someone mention where arxiv has servers.
She would immediately head there, march into that data center, and demand a terminal with root access because "THEY ARE WRONG ABOUT THIS!!!"
Sabine explores new horizons for modern scientific angst.
I've seen further classifications being created in attempts to address these and other related issues: #JunkScience and #BadScience.
But they appear to me to just be post hoc additions that cover up the underlieing issues by adding complexity while failing to address the inherent unreliability of many areas of scientific study.
#Pseudoscience
If Research Areas A, B & C are all said to be functioning in line with approved scientific methods but then turn out to have been functioning in line with "pseudoscience methods" we've got issues.
1. Our judgement on the propriety of Research Areas A-C is unreliable.
2. Our ability to recognise pseudoscience methods is unreliable.
3. The claimed differences between science and pseudoscience were not visible.
#Pseudoscience
Thinking about how useful the classification of "pseudoscience" actually is.
The problem as I see it is that pseudoscience is said to be "not science", is contrasted against science.
But again and again mainstream science turns out to have been functioning in ways that fit with how pseudoscience is said to function.
💡 False lights have been leading people astray for thousands of years — from ancient snake oil to viral conspiracies. 📜🧪
History reveals how pseudoscience thrives and why it’s so hard to kill.
One of the most enduring and debated problems in the philosophy of science is the demarcation problem—how to distinguish genuine scientific inquiry from pseudoscientific imitation.
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