The inexpert, flawed and sometimes intentional misuse of scientific method to explain anecdotal evidence in order to foment fear of actual scientific discovery or progress and to promote confirmation bias contrary to fact.
Janet placed the key on her neck and said to inquiry panel members: "If the vaccine doesn't fill your body with magnetic crystals, then explain why this key sticks to my neck. Huh?" The key promptly falls off her neck. Janet does not realize that keys are generally brass and won't actually stick to a magnet because -- wait for it -- brass is not magnetic. The key sticks to Janet's neck at certain angles because of perspiration, similar to the spoon-on-the-nose trick kids do at Thanksgiving gatherings. Janet has resorted to sciencism to justify her reasoning for not trusting vaccination against the pandemic.
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to have scientesticles is to have copious amounts of courage when putting forward a scientific theory or idea. may be damaged by failiure.
"man, einstein had HUGE scientesticles to go against isaac newton like that"
"turns out string theory is bull, must have been a giant kick in the scientesticles for big steve hawking!"
"turns out string theory is bull, must have been a giant kick in the scientesticles for big steve hawking!"
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Sciencery is the scourge of our times: how can we possibly listen to morons who blame 5G for covid or to flat earthers who defy Newton and Galileo.
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