The first obvious example of pseudoscience is Bigfoot. There have been so many "sightings" yet most have been proven false. They even caught those two men who bought the gorilla suit and acted like they saw Bigfoot. I think people created the story a long time ago because they wanted to scare the kids from wandering too far in the woods. A lot of stories originate that way. I don't doubt that people have seen a large hairy animal in the woods, but a large ape-like creature that is part man? Here is a link to a Bigfoot research website:
http://www.bfro.net/
An example of possible pseudoscience is the Bermuda Triangle. I think that there could be numerous explanations for the amount of accidents and disappearances, but at the same time it seems so odd that they would occur so often in that small area. Reasons for the accidents could be the weather or high volumes of traffic in that area of the ocean. There could also be some weird vortex thing going on in that area that we are not yet capable of finding using the technology we have. So many explanations, but none can be proved. Here is a website for the Bermuda Triangle:
http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/
Pseudoscience makes people think which can actually help us in some ways. It can get our brains moving and wanting to learn more to separate the fact from the fiction. At the same time, pseudoscience has become such a huge part of our popular culture. You can see it on the Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, magazines, and even books. We are surrounding with pseudoscience every day. We just have to be smart enough to distinguish the difference between the proven science and the questionable science.
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Very good points. I think the Bigfoot Pseudoscience is a very good example. I have a hard time distiguishing what is Pseudoscience when I watch those popular Discovery channel documentaries. I think your points are excellent.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I believe the Bermuda Triangle thing must have some hard scientific proof somewhere, like the examples you mentioned. Then again, it could be like the tv show "Lost" :).
ReplyDeleteYou used a very good example. It's kind of funny that you used "Big foot" because I used the Loch Ness monster as a form of pseudoscience. In a way the two are kind of similar. Anyways,I think the Bermuda triangle is an excellent choice it's so weird that so many people disappear in such a small area.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting examples, especially the Bermuda Triangle one. I used to believe that it was complete nonsense but there have been some unexplainable differences in that region that I could find an explanation for. I have no idea though what the cause could possibly be, but it is worth examining.
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