Unscientific Claims Quotes

Science abuse is any attempt to inappropriately undermine or otherwise interfere with the scientific process, or scientific conclusions, for political or ideological purposes. Science abuse is not exclusively right wing.

I've spent a lot of time trying to understand how all the big cosmetics companies get away with the placebo science and unscientific claims.

The 'science' for which the United States is respected has nothing to do with the unscientific and baseless theory of evolution.

Astrologers are influenced by theosophy, so they say, "That is very simple, it is just vibration!" ... But what is vibration? They say it is light energy, perhaps electricity, they are not quite informed. At all events the vibrations that could influence us have never been seen, so it remains just a word.

Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.

At the extremes it is difficult to distinguish pseudoscience from rigid, doctrinaire religion.

Pseudoscience describes theories that sound like science but are actually just made up, like aromatherapy or biorhythms or love.

But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and then you go to the radio and you hear that you can drink some solution and you will lose weight overnight. It just does not work that way!