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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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2. Quite simple.

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 11:50 PM

Sep 2013

I have a serous prejudice against woo.

Because woo maims and kills.

"Medical" woo, anti-GMO woo, anti-UFO woo, anti-fundy religion woo, etc.

Science has rules that scientists have to follow.
Woo spreaders don't even bother.

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Thanks for starting this forum. [View all] Archae Sep 2013 OP

Well that's just stupid. God I hate the namecalling that goes on around here. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #1

Quite simple. Archae Sep 2013 #2

Ah. Well the same people would have burned us at the stake. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #3

I allow myself one post to the woo addled bean dip dumb DUers Warpy Sep 2013 #4

I don't consider them "bean dip dumb," just misguided due to woo propaganda. Archae Sep 2013 #5

I don't think they are stupid, at all Warpy Sep 2013 #6