Pseudoscience: Difference between revisions

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The ability to quickly distinguish Pseudoscience from peer-reviewed research is a vital skill in the modern information age when social media is heavily populated with misinformation and grift.

Quantum Woo uses pseudoscience to leverage the misunderstanding of quantum mechanics into spiritual grift.

Creationism is the use of pseudoscience to defend literal interpretations of scripture.

Are you accidentally falling for pseudoscience? Check your beliefs against this master list and be sure that you are living in reality!

RationalWiki is a similar Wikipedia project that focuses on debunking pseudoscientific claims and grift.

Karl Popper, Science & Pseudoscience: Crash Course

Science vs. Pseudoscience

Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris

Phil Collins - Sussudio(science)

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 The ability to quickly distinguish [[wikipedia:Pseudoscience|Pseudoscience]] from peer-reviewed research is a vital skill in the modern [[information]] age when [[social media]] is heavily populated with [[misinformation]] and [[grift]].
-[[Quantum woo|Quantum Woo]] is a strategy used by modern pseudoscience to leverage the misunderstanding of [[quantum mechanics]] into [[Spirituality|spiritual]] [[grift]].
+[[Quantum woo|Quantum Woo]] uses pseudoscience to leverage the misunderstanding of [[quantum mechanics]] into [[Spirituality|spiritual]] [[grift]].
+[[Creationism]] is the use of pseudoscience to defend [[literal]] interpretations of [[scripture]].
 The [[science]], [[evidence]], [[critical thinking]], [[truth]], [[trust]], [[misinformation]], and [[grift]] pages all relate to identifying bad [[information]].