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scientists are so stupid

Almost every claim about science that is unconventional is attached at the hip to this claim that scientists don't accept it because they're generally incompetent.

Phylogeny of WooWoo (v 1.2)

1. [Theology]
  1. [Immortality]
    1. [soul of dead goes elsewhere]
    2. [soul of dead goes into another body]
    3. [soul of dead hangs around]
    4. [soul of living can leave body]
    5. [soul of dead merges with others]
  2. [Purpose]
    1. [creator]
    2. [guidance]
  3. [Control]
    1. [blessings and curses]
    2. [reward and punishment]
2. [Pseudosciences]
  1. [scientific errors]
  2. [extraterrestrial life]
  3. [unclassified terrestrial life]
  4. [pseudophysics]
    1. [free energy]
    2. [undetectable energy or forces]
  5. [powers]
    1. [psychokinesis]
    2. [telepathy]
    3. [clairvoyance]
    4. [psychometry]
    5. [precognition]
  6. [health]
    1. [questionable diagnoses]
    2. [questionable treatments]
    3. [natural is healthy]
  7. [pseudopsychology]
    1. [suppressed memory]
    2. [questionable personality tests / lie detectors]
  8. [nature / nurture extremism]
3. [Pseudohumanities]
  1. [world domination conspiracies]
  2. [cover-up conspiracies]
  3. [urban legends]
  4. [historical revisionism]


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