Science Legitimacy Debate

Users question whether claims or an article presented as science qualify as legitimate science or constitute pseudoscience.

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Sample Comments

tsmffh Jun 1, 2016 View on HN

Let alone a 'science'.

mlvljr Dec 22, 2017 View on HN

"you have no idea how Sciance works" :)

wreath Oct 22, 2020 View on HN

what "science" is that if I may ask?

nerdponx Nov 24, 2020 View on HN

What's scientifically illiterate about this?

sigzero Apr 22, 2015 View on HN

Science doesn't agree with you there.

davelnewton Feb 15, 2018 View on HN

Hey, science is in the name, so it must count.

wkjagt Dec 24, 2023 View on HN

It is isn't true until it's science.

sammoth Apr 21, 2017 View on HN

What's pseudo-science about it?

digging Jul 27, 2023 View on HN

This article is explicitly claiming to be science.

It's not ``science'', afterall..