Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

SidDithers

(44,273 posts) Fri Jan 20, 2012, 11:05 AM Jan 2012

The Woo Woo Credo...

yes, it's getting a bit dated, but it's still good for a chuckle.

I thought it needed a thread of it's own at our new home, as a piece of historical skepticism from those fun-filled Usenet days.

http://www.insolitology.com/tests/credo.htm

Sid

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The Woo Woo Credo... (Original Post) SidDithers Jan 2012 OP

Too funny Warpy Jan 2012 #1

41. Refer to yourself in the third person. longship Apr 2012 #2

Referring to yourself in the third person is something I always associate with toddlers! LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #4

That's hilarious! LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #3

Posted before, but well worth a repeat. Thanks, Sid. nt. SwissTony Apr 2012 #5

Heheh... SidDithers Apr 2012 #7

A couple additions: MadrasT Apr 2012 #6

Warpy

(113,131 posts)

1. Too funny

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 01:41 PM

Jan 2012

and proof there are some oldies but goodies that some of us ::twitch:: haven't seen yet.

Bookmarked for future reference.

I've always found it amazing that wooheads accept preliminary research as the troof but will never accept any established science after large scale research has been done and duplicated.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. 41. Refer to yourself in the third person.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 03:58 PM

Apr 2012

Perfect! I've seen that one more than once.

E. G., Bob Dole doesn't agree with global warming.

LeftishBrit

(41,307 posts)

4. Referring to yourself in the third person is something I always associate with toddlers!

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 04:56 PM

Apr 2012

Or sometimes parents of toddlers: 'Mummy will give Johnny his nice dinner now'.

LeftishBrit

(41,307 posts)

3. That's hilarious!

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 04:55 PM

Apr 2012

The writing-a-book one reminds me of the time that a particular poster on DU2 flared up in defence of Jenny McCarthy, and argued that she MUST be right about autism, or why would she have been offered TWO book contracts?

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

5. Posted before, but well worth a repeat. Thanks, Sid. nt.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 01:18 PM

Apr 2012

SidDithers

(44,273 posts)

7. Heheh...

Reply to SwissTony (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:22 PM

Apr 2012

Yeah, I know I've used it lots of times back at DU2, but thought it needed to be brought to DU3. Kinda funny that I posted it back in January, and now the thread gets some activity

My fave from the list is the one about quoting Einstein:

36 Quote Einstein, and do so often. Quote things he said if possible, but Einstein has been dead for ages now and so it's permissible to bring him up to date. Change the odd word here and there to make it clear that Einstein would have supported your argument if only he knew what you know. Act as if any arbitrary Einstein quote supports your position.

Cheers,
Sid

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)

6. A couple additions:

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 01:48 PM

Apr 2012

#11 Two more words: Paradigm shift.

#22 Refer to anyone who does not immediately agree with you as being uneducated on the matter, lacking in important information, or just plain too stupid to understand your magnificent statements.

#42 (Corollary to #11 for advanced purveyors of Woo) Drop the word "paradigm" and just talk about "The Shift" with knowing certainty. If probed for details, see #22.

#43 If you can't explain something clearly and/or are short on detail, just claim "It's visionary!!!".

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