Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven.
It has proved impossible to come up with a simple criterion that enables us to differentiate pseudoScience f.
But defining what makes these fields "pseudo" is a far more complex issue.
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.
Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven