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It may take decades before your theory can be a proven or falsified. And furthermore, you got to do the work yourself. You can't just hope this happens on its own. In two classic examples of that, thic ket invoked our continental drift which was broadly rejected when it first came out. The other classic example is galileo a, where he fought against the establishment, and he was right, but they persecuted him.

Everyone has heard of the term “pseudoscience”, typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella — astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields “pseudo” is a far more complex issue. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements — both of which display allegations of “pseudoscience” on all sides — there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. Shermer and Gordin explore the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation.