pseudoscience
Theories, ideas, or explanations that are represented as scientific but that are not derived from science or the scientific method. Pseudoscience often springs from claims or folk wisdom or selective reading without independent data collection or validation. Scientific statements are specific and well defined while pseudoscience is vague and variable. One of the key differences between science and pseudoscience is that a scientific statement or theory is stated in such as a way as to be falsifiable. In contrast, pseudoscientific statements are usually not falsifiable using objective experimental or observational evidence. Pseudoscience provides no room for challenge and tends to dismiss contradictory evidence or to selectively decide what evidence to accept. Thus, pseudoscience is usually nothing more than a claim, belief, or opinion that is falsely presented as a valid scientific theory or fact.... ...
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