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[[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]] is a strategy used by modern pseudoscience to leverage the misunderstanding of [[quantum mechanics]] into [[Spirituality|spiritual]] [[grift]].
The [[science]], [[evidence]], [[critical thinking]], [[truth]], [[trust]], [[misinformation]], and [[grift]] pages all relate to identifying bad [[information]].


Are you accidentally falling for pseudoscience? [[wikipedia:List_of_topics_characterized_as_pseudoscience|Check your beliefs against this master list]] and be sure that you are living in [[reality]]!
Are you accidentally falling for pseudoscience? [[wikipedia:List_of_topics_characterized_as_pseudoscience|Check your beliefs against this master list]] and be sure that you are living in [[reality]]!

Revision as of 22:11, 4 January 2025

Astrologer working in a pseudoscience lab

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 is a strategy used by modern pseudoscience to leverage the misunderstanding of quantum mechanics into spiritual grift.

The science, evidence, critical thinking, truth, trust, misinformation, and grift pages all relate to identifying bad information.

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)