#pseudoscientific

[agatanfoundation]

Michael Shermer Destroying Superstition

[raum-e]

Was auch viele noch nicht so recht begriffen haben: Der ganze mRNA-Technologiescheiß gehört klar zur transhumanistischen - oder besser posthumanistischen bzw. noch genauer antihumanistischen - Agenda.

Transfection for the outdated unperfect human machine

[myopangolin-blog]

Observations on the distribution of pseudoscientific and anti-science notions

The words expanded below are some of my personal observations into the antiscientific and pseudoscientific notions that are commonly found to ostensibly promote a healthier lifestyle. Thus, I will not go further into pseudoscientific or anti-science approaches to concepts regarding some other topics such as pseudo-mathematics and specific pseudoscience, as this topic has been extensively refuted and covered by individuals more qualified than myself. I am merely an enthusiast in the movement for criticism of these notions and concepts and the words below are an assessment and observation.

The frustration that I experience stems from a relatively old article (Mark Sisson’s arguments on why grains are unhealthy). However, the message that one attains from this article is much the same, regardless of what period of time one comes across it. Mark Sisson perpetuates the notion that grains are unhealthy based on his own subjective view of the scientific papers he mentions. One such example of a subjective view in his argument is his first point: subtitled  ‘You Need the Fibre’, to which a quick mention to the benefits of roughage is mentioned in one short line. Sisson backs up his claim by referring to a study with results showing the running into cells and freeing up of lubricating mucus from within the gastrointestinal tract. Highlighting this statement quickly, he leaves it at that, stating that from his personal perspective, he very much dislikes the connotations the words within the statement provides, implying his view that fibrous “twigs and sticks” and their collisions with cells are dangerous. 

There is a problem with this line of reasoning. Sisson proposes that simply because the statement sounds unpleasant, it must be disastrous for one’s health. The article misinterprets the study’s authors’ comments about their findings initially and instead employs the connotations that the language bears to influence the audience into believing Sisson’s opinion on the health and safety of high-fibre foods. There is a general tendency for communicators of these anti-scientific and/or pseudoscientific notions to market these ideas, often offering a book or a plan promising to contain more of the information on how to lead a better lifestyle. Science and knowledge aren't composed of that. They are often available to the public and can be utilised quickly for the good of mankind, and is based on empirical evidence and valid and reliable experiments.

[car0linanne]

Caelestis homo

Wir Menschen streben immer danach etwas zu sein das wir nicht sind. Wir versuchen immer mächtiger zu werden und uns ist es egal über wie viele Leichen wir für dieses endlose Ringen mit der Wirklichkeit gehen müssen. Denn wir sind nicht allmächtig, kein höheres Wesen. Wir sind wir und allein diese Tatsache macht uns in unserem Menschsein aus. Man muss sich eingestehen können, dass man niemals zu dem übernatürlichen Wesen heranwachsen kann. Klar können wir diesem Drang immer etwas an sich verändern zu wollen nicht widerstehen und doch sollte man sich in seinem Handeln seiner Grenzen bewusst sein. Dieses Bewusstsein ist für ein gesundes Miteinander essentiell. Versuche also nicht nach der absoluten Vollkommenheit zu streben, sondern versuche dir deiner eigenen Schwächen bewusst zu sein und nicht zu einem übernatürlichem Wesen, einem “Caelestis homo” werden zu wollen.

[karmanistic]

Big words, little meaning...

[the-schwarzschild-radius]

My newsfeed is constantly plastered with completely unbelievable, pseudoscientific hogwash and I am tired of it. Wake up, people... Vaccines do not cause autism, the government is not hiding cancer cures, and GMO's are not poisoning anyone. These insane conspiracy theories like the fake snow and chemtrails are as fantastical as the Tooth Fairy or Santa Clause.  When gullible people throw this misinformation around so carelessly, they can actually potentially threaten lives. As the rumors build up, the public starts to distrust reliable scientists. Recently, this has caused many Americans to refuse to vaccinate their children, resulting in break outs and even epidemics of completely preventable diseases.  People need to learn to analyze sources and verify credibility before sharing nonsense. Realize the power of your words and the articles you share and be careful in what you say or post.

[renewablesenergy]

news Renewables Energy

Ill wind: The real cost of pseudo-scientific scaremongering - http://renewablesenergy.net/renewable-sources/ill-wind-the-real-cost-of-pseudo-scientific-scaremongering/ On October 22nd, 1844, a man soared from the roof of a barn, with his eyes squeezed shut. William Miller, a Baptist preacher, had told him that Jesus would be returning to Earth on that specific day, and he leapt from his perch, expecting to be whisked upwards in a rapturous flurry of salvation....pseudoscientific, scaremongering