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Originally Posted by CraigS
Just read thru that thread you posted marki.
Get a load of this one (from the thread):
"I also find it useful to dig up mainstream plasma physics papers, relating to research pertinent to the subject of the discussion, to support the EU stuff."
Real-time reverse engineering in progress, folks ... !
Rising above the detail & trenches however, I feel the onslaught of pseudo-science thesedays may be somehow a product of Science teaching's own creation.
From my own experience, I recall feeling miserable and ostracised at school because 'I didn't get it' when it came to Science & Maths. Perhaps it was just me but somehow, I don't think so. Anyway, I kept at it and eventually broke thru this barrier. However, I now realise as an adult, many others didn't succeed in the challenge and they carry a grudge against that which 'ground them down'. What we subsequently see is a 'payback' motivation.
I know all this sounds a bit conspiratorial. However, it is also very much human nature. This motivation when combined with a partially acquired semblance of what Science is really about makes for a pretty aggressive, reactionary and cunning type.
Please excuse my analytical approach to this, but understanding the problem would seem to be the first step to developing a response. I'm not sure what that is but few have succeeded with current approaches.
Onya Carl ... !! ... Cosmology's Rottweiler !! (He'll probably never talk to me again after that one or .. more likely he'll probably throw more reading material at me).
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The reason why people "don't get it" with science is a cultural thing, driven by decades of media nonsense and a general lack of application amongst students in schools. Also, in some cases, poor teachers.
People have been brought up to believe science is some sort of "mad nutters" subject and only weirdos seem to be interested in it. They're also brought up to believe it's too hard to do and only super smart eccentrics are able to understand it. Mostly, it's just laziness on the part of the students. Like all subjects they don't particularly like, or understand, they just don't want to do them. Rather play sport, do art, anything but those subjects that require them to use a little bit of discipline, logic and thought. These days, most kids would rather vegetate in front of a computer screen/playstation or watch some mindless drivel on TV. And they're being catered to by the media and their parents, in fact all even at schools.
No, we should all be mindful of the nonsense and garbage that's going around.