Seven Rules For Spotting Bogus Science

keynet writes "Robert L. Park is a professor of physics at the University of Maryland at College Park and the director of public information for the American Physical Society, wrote a list of warning signs to help federal judges detect scientific nonsense. (OK, so it hasn't worked and the Patent Office sure hasn't got a copy.) As he says, 'There is no scientific claim so preposterous that a scientist cannot be found to vouch for it'. What he doesn't say is that there are plenty more who will invest in it or base legislation on it."

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Sure, there's bogus science

[(1337) God]

Just like there's bogus religion, bogus reality shows, and bogus politicians.

For example, religions that claim to be "all loving" are actually responsible for more murders over all of time than any other cause.

Furthermore, many reality shows are actually scripted and use actors; the people are, in fact, barely real -- they're simply reading scripts.

Finally, many politicians don't really have the qualifications necessary to hold public office -- many of them can barely read/write at a junior high school level.

only slightly off topic

[paiute]

You hear all the time about skies being injured by sliding into trees, and you are tempted to think "In Soviet Union, trees run into you!" ? Well, Bob Park was joggin (in the US) one day, and a big old oak tree fell on him.