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Q: In recent times people are trying to malign scientists and your efforts to educate people about pseudo-science by saying 'scientists put a few things they don't understand under the heading pseudo-science'. How do you want to deal with this campaign to undermine you?
Krishna: :) Well. Do these people first understand what they are saying and dealing with? Do they understand science in the first place?
We brought a few things before them. We are trying to counter them. Can they answer our questions? Okay, we clearly stated why Astrology is pseudo-science: Why Astrology is pseudo-science
Till now not even a single person could counter it and tell me it is not correct! Instead they tried to threaten me and asked me to delete this article of mine! Some even suggested astrology should not be seen through the lense of science!
We have a space on Quora completely dedicated to counter pseudo-science: https://www.quora.com/q/countering-pseudoscience
We tell people why some things people say is science is not genuine science. Except for attacking us and calling us names, none could counter us till date in the right way.
We very well understand what we talk. We very well understand what science is .
We very well understand the real intent of promoting pseudo-science by some vested interests.
If they really have a point, let them deal with us directly and in a right way.
Mere attacks, threats, and hoodwinking people using such silly tactics only tell us they are afraid of us and our efforts to educate people and remove them from harm's way. It tells us we are winning and they are afraid of losing.
Pseudo-science is not what scientists don't understand. Pseudo-science is the one that doesn't abide by scientific method to arrive at a conclusion. Pseudo-science is twisting science to suit and support your belief.
A pseudoscience is something which pretends to be a science, but does not play by the same rules. It (attempts to) answers questions which can be answered using the scientific method (does homeopathy work?) but doesn't use it - instead it relies on anecdotal evidence, abuse of statistics and just plain hand waving. A pseudoscience also uses sciency sounding words to obfuscate the fact that the message has no actual content.
* https://quackwatch.org/related/signs/
I myself wrote several articles on pseudo-science. if you want you can read them by clicking on these links and please share them with others too if you really are interested in stopping pseudo-science from spreading:
Love Science, not its impostors!
Why Astrology is Pseudo-science
Be alert - Pseudo-Science and Anti-Science are on the Prowl!
Reasons for pseudo-science prevalence in this part of the world
Can courts decide what is science and what is pseudo-science?
How to trust science stories: A guide for common man
What demarcates science from nonsense
The persons you should be consulting before building a house should...- the pseudo-science of Vastu Shatra
There are many more on my network.
Q; What does science have to say about things that require a little faith?
Science has nothing to do with faith in higher power. Science doesn’t say anything about most of these.
Having confidence in somebody’s abilities : That will usually be based on your observation about that someone, and your previous encounters with their nature. It has some base and not completely evidence less though you may go wrong in your assessment.
‘Believing’ in personal goals : Science doesn’t deal with belief.
But in the field of psychology, "hope" is defined as the perceived ability to identify pathways towards desired goals and the motivation to use those pathways to achieve them , essentially a mindset that enables individuals to believe they can overcome challenges and reach their aspirations.
Probability is a branch of mathematics and statistics that measures the likelihood of an event occurring. It is a number between 0 and 1, where a larger number indicates a higher likelihood of the event happening.
Winning and losing - both have some chances - so what is wrong in trying something? In science, "probability" refers to the likelihood or chance of a specific event occurring.
The result can go either way but if you don’t try you will lose that chance of going it your way completely.
Isn’t it better to have ‘some probability’ in your pocket as less probable events can still happen if you try?
It is giving that some probability a chance to happen.
Is it faith? You can call it with any name you want, but I think it is a low probability coming true when given a chance.
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