Post by 3gterrence on Oct 27, 2014 2:09:35 GMT
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The incredible accessibility and availability of information on the internet does not come without a cost. For every credible news outlet, there are perhaps a dozen pieces of clickbait and misinformation usually designed to garner publicity, sell a product, or both. Such articles often incorporate pseudoscience, which is a series of misunderstandings, misinterpretations or even entirely made up statements designed to sound intelligent and scientific. While some sites such as spiritscience.net are mostly harmless exploitation of gullibility, groups such as the anti vaccination movement are extremely dangerous to our society. Certain lies are more harmful than others, and trying to discourage the population from vaccinating their children is one of the worst. Other common examples of pseudoscience include the moon landing conspiracy, the flat earth society, the belief that celestial bodies affect human behavior, and the 2012 disaster phenomenon. The availability of information on the internet serves as a double-edged sword and one must wield it with caution.
The incredible accessibility and availability of information on the internet does not come without a cost. For every credible news outlet, there are perhaps a dozen pieces of clickbait and misinformation usually designed to garner publicity, sell a product, or both. Such articles often incorporate pseudoscience, which is a series of misunderstandings, misinterpretations or even entirely made up statements designed to sound intelligent and scientific. While some sites such as spiritscience.net are mostly harmless exploitation of gullibility, groups such as the anti vaccination movement are extremely dangerous to our society. Certain lies are more harmful than others, and trying to discourage the population from vaccinating their children is one of the worst. Other common examples of pseudoscience include the moon landing conspiracy, the flat earth society, the belief that celestial bodies affect human behavior, and the 2012 disaster phenomenon. The availability of information on the internet serves as a double-edged sword and one must wield it with caution.