64 Quotes About Pseudoscience
- Author Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
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We are not to forget, either, that Africa is inhabited by various tribes or nations of negroes--some more and some less degraded than the average...the white race exhibits some qualities of superiority over any other...The secret of the greater intelligence and aptitude of the Caucasian undoubtedly in great measure is to be attributed to the commingling of blood amongst its various branches; and this was evidently forced in large measure by circumstances under divine control.
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- Author Judy Byington
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When explicit thinking patterns were in charge, light waves of particular lengths were thought to stimulate Jenny’s optical nerve, changing hue of her eye color.
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- Author Paul Gibbons
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Malcolm Gladwell puts the "pop" in pop psychology, and although revered in lay circles, is roundly dismissed by experts - even by the researchers he makes famous.
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- Author Werner Stumpf
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Sie hat nicht aufgehört, Belladonna zu sein, doch existiert sie in einer Weise weiter, die wir bisher nicht von ihr kannten: Durch Potenzierung verliert sie ihren nachweisbaren stofflichen Charakter und verwandelt sich mehr und mehr in Energie und in Information, die auf der Trägersubstanz gespeichert ist.
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- Author Isaac Asimov
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It is odd that, though no one who has never studied chess would dream he could beat a Grand Master, so many strict amateurs with little or no scientific training are convinced they can point out the 'obvious' flaws in Einstein's theories.
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- Author R.A. Delmonico
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As a skeptic, you cannot proclaim any particular scientific endeavor as being a pseudoscience by introducing a flawed interpretation. A priori assumptions are legion, good explanations are rare.
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- Author Richard Dawkins
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Hijacking by pseudoscience and bad science fiction is a threat to our legitimate sense of wonder.
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- Author Ben Goldacre
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Repeat after me: pharma being shit does not mean magic beans cure cancer.
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- Author Ben Goldacre
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I'd like to submit to Bad Science my teacher who gave us a handout which says that 'Water is best absorbed by the body when provided in frequent small amounts.' What I want to know is this. If I drink too much in one go, will it leak out off my arsehole instead? Thank you. Anton.
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