Let’s stop this unscientific nonsense

By: JD Hancock

How often do we hear of remedies or ideas as being ‘unscientific’? We may ask what does it mean to be ‘unscientific’? Here’s some possible meanings:

1. Scientific studies were performed under controlled conditions and the outcome does not support the idea (or the remedy as being effective).
2. No scientific experiments have been performed to prove or disprove the idea (or the effectiveness of a remedy).
3. All intelligent scientists would refute the argument (or would say that the remedy is simply hearsay).

Points one and two are contradictory. As regards point three, if a scientist supports a certain view then he or she can simply …read more