Jamie Clubb Snr Member

Number of posts: 296 Age: 33 Job/hobbies: Coach/Writer Humor: Groucho Marx, Tony Hancock, Bill Cosby, Billy Connolly, Paul Merton, Ricky Gervais Registration date: 2008-06-20
 | Subject: Pseudohistory Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:24 pm | |
| Despite the growing pace of pseudohistory there really isn't a lot out there addressing it in the same way that scientists and science-supporters have taken on the mantle of modern scepticism to do battle with pseudoscience. However, here are some good links: http://www.skepdic.com/pseudohs.html - The Skeptic Dictionary offers a far better definition of pseudohistory than Wikipedia does. It is far from perfect. For example, I distinguish faction (overt and honest intentional mixture of fact and fiction for entertainment purposes only) from pseudohistory. http://www.cfar.umd.edu/~waksman/fantek/bios/rocky-pseudohist.html - Here is a great piece I found from just googling the term. |
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undercover sceptic Admin

Number of posts: 518 Age: 35 Location: N.E. England Job/hobbies: reading popular science, research. Humor: Dry Registration date: 2008-06-18
 | Subject: Re: Pseudohistory Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:48 pm | |
| How about a pseudohistory red flags article or even just aselection of the best red flags for us philistines jamie? Den. _________________ Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism - and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency. Stephen J Gould MY BLOG PAGE |
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Jamie Clubb Snr Member

Number of posts: 296 Age: 33 Job/hobbies: Coach/Writer Humor: Groucho Marx, Tony Hancock, Bill Cosby, Billy Connolly, Paul Merton, Ricky Gervais Registration date: 2008-06-20
 | Subject: Re: Pseudohistory Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:04 am | |
| Hi Den, Yes, I think it needs at least one article. I don't want to get obsessive, but what started out as fun turned into an annoyance and now I think it is a genuine threat. It just shocks me the way historical "hacks" don't consult their sources properly or even stop to consider the logic. Cheers, Jamie |
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