It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into pseudoscience. (Discuss) The phrase controversial science describes ideas and theories at odds with mainstream science. These ideas have often been advanced by individuals either from outside the field of science, or by scientists outside the mainstream of their own disciplines. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Phrenology is regarded today as a classic example of pseudoscience. ...
An example of controversial science is the work of Wilhelm Reich a psychiatrist whose work with "orgone," a physical energy he claimed to have discovered, contributed to his alienation from the psychiatric community. A similar case was that of Linus Pauling, who advanced the theory that large amounts of vitamin C functioned as a panacea for a whole host of diseases, a claim that has largely been refuted. Dr. Wilhelm Reich Wilhelm Reich (March 24, 1897–November 3, 1957) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and a member of Sigmund Freuds inner circle. ...
Linus Carl Pauling (February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American quantum chemist and biochemist, widely regarded as the premier chemist of the twentieth century. ...
3D representation of vitamin C Chemical structure of vitamin C Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient and human vitamin essential for life and for maintaining optimal health, used by the body for many purposes. ...
The panacea (pan-ah-SEE-ah), one of the goals sought by the alchemists, was a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. ...
A latest instance of controversial science is "Superultramodern Science". It is the term given by 'Kedar Joshi' to his original and (conventionally) philosophical ideas published in various forms. One of its major components is "The NSTP (Non - Spatial Thinking Process) theory". (See [1])
Another use of the term is in describing fields of knowledge which are not, for lack of evidence or confirmability, recognized as bona fide sciences. This use of "controversial science" is subsumed by the term pseudoscience. Included in this category are the study of super-natural phenomena (reflected in the title of a work on the supernatural, "Parapsychology: The Controversial Science"), alien abductions, flying saucers and so on. Phrenology is regarded today as a classic example of pseudoscience. ...
The Abduction Phenomenon is as umbrella term used to describe a number of kidnap individuals--sometimes called abductees--usually for medical testing or for sexual reproduction procedures. ...
UFO redirects here. ...
Towards the end of the 20th century, religiously inspired critics of certain fields of scientific research attempted to brand as "controversial" a host of scientific fields which contradicted literal or fundamentalist readings of certain ancient religious texts, taking the fact that scientific debate on certain aspects of those topics continued, as evidence that those findings were not conclusively valid. This was claimed to have left open a window for divine intervention and intelligent design. Among these fields were paleo-anthropology, human sexuality, evolution, geology, and paleontology. Divine intervention is another term for a miracle. ...
Intelligent design (ID) is the concept that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection. ...
However, such attempts are dismissed by epistemologists as being the result of a misunderstanding of the scientific process, understood by scientists to be akin to a dialogue which has no conclusion, while many in the public imagine it as a debate which should have ultimate winners and losers. As Dr. Donald E. Simanek, Physics professor at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania asserts, Too often speculative and tentative hypotheses of cutting edge science are treated as if they were scientific truths, and so accepted by a public eager for answers, ignorant of the fact that As science progresses from ignorance to understanding it must pass through a transitionary phase of confusion and uncertainty. Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge. ...
The media also play a role in the creation and propagation of controversies and the view that certain fields of science are controversial. In "Optimising Public Understanding of Science: A Comparative Perspective" by Jan Nolin et al., the authors claim that From a media perspective it is evident that controversial science sells, not only because of its dramatic value but also since it is often connected to high-stake societal issues.
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Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge. ...
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References - Controversial Science: From Content to Contention by Thomas Brante et al.
- Communicating uncertainty: Media coverage of new and controversial science by Sharon Dunwoody et al.
External links - The National Health Museum / Activities exchange: Teaching Controversial Science Issues Through Law Related Education
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