(September 21, 2014 at 8:06 pm)g0sU Wrote: Science and Pseudoscience are by definition non-overlapping. And philosophy is not needed either to draw the line between the two, because the general consensus amongst peers in a paticular field does that.
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They are non-overlapping by definition, but they themselves are not guaranteed always to be defined as we define them now. Consensus, if made by idiots, can be the greatest enemy of truth. So-- what's the chance that idiots will never get the chance to rebrand the word "science" in dangerous and ignorant ways?
I'd say zero. When science is treated as an institution rather than a collection of carefully-chosen philosophical assumptions and positions, it will be dead. Don't believe me? Look at the American educational system.
