Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Pseudoscience is harmful in at least 3 ways. It can: 1. Directly produce harm 2. Indirectly deprive time/resources from supported treatments 3. Erode foundations/trust in scientific professions that promote its use 1137881
Michael Martin @pinemikey.bsky.social · 14/11/2024And such widespread damage across traditional & social media when abused by political agendas. 010
Kerry she/her @carenutritionau.bsky.social · 14/11/2024multiply that by a cooker taking hold of the health ministry..... is there even math that covers that equation? 010
johnny68.bsky.social @johnny68.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Exactly. It is either testable, refutable and falsifiable...or else just an opinion. 010
Jen , the MT liberal bird lady @liberal-jen.bsky.social · 12/11/2024It's great to see your man bun here! 140
rhaco_dactylus, phd @rhacodactylus.bsky.social · 12/11/2024belief in pseudoscience also fosters a mindset that makes people vulnerable to other nonsene, from conspiracy theories to superstitions (perhaps this is partially a consequence of 3, but operating at an intra-individual level versus their relationship to expert communities) 010
Christine Sutherland @casutherland.bsky.social · 14/11/2024When the quacker fails to work, people tend to blame themselves, or the quack even blames them to their face. They lose time, energy, money, hope, and even their lives. 020
BumblingBard42 @bumblingbard42.bsky.social · 12/11/2024It's mathematically evident. It's the same pattern as a virus evolving in a society. 030
MediumDave65 @mediumdave65.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I used to believe that some crank ideas were harmless… the COVID years really opened my eyes. 010
