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It was part of a project I did called The Institute of Esoteric Research, which mixed Victorian pseudo-sciences with old methods of divination.
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ID has been classed along with other pseudo-sciences such as astrology and telepathy, like it or not.
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ID has been classed along with other pseudo-sciences such as astrology and telepathy, like it or not.
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Over time, it leads to pseudo-sciences within the once respectable socio-economic fields of study.
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I think it is important that as many people as possible have some grounding in science – at least enough to be able to see though the claims of pseudo-sciences, for example.
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I think it is important that as many people as possible have some grounding in science – at least enough to be able to see though the claims of pseudo-sciences, for example.
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This is of course similar to other pseudo-sciences, such as the creationist will see the Noachian flood in sedimentary rocks, or the free energy guru sees it in ball lightning and so forth.
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These pseudo-sciences are not making our lives happier or easier -- they are just confounding the issues and wasting our time, and making money for the self-appointed "experts."
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What does not make sense, however, is the radical disconnect between the dreams of becoming a science superpower, and the grim reality of the mind-numbing superstitions and life-threatening pseudo-sciences that are thriving at all levels of society.
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On the radical disconnect between the dreams of becoming a science superpower and the grim reality of mind-numbing superstitions and life-threatening pseudo-sciences that pervade all levels of society.
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