Intermingling of the Greek prefix "pseudo" and the adjective "philisophical", i.e. falsely philisophical. The intention of creating this word isn't applicable to criticism of philisophical arguments per se, but rather to certain scenes of bad movies or low-budget films in which the dialogue contains lines which were probably the film director's attempt at being philisophical, but is in fact unintelligible nonsense.
At the beginning of Ed Wood Jr's "Plan 9 From Outer Space", the narrator's purpose is to provide a compelling prophecy of the Future. But unfortunately, it is ultimately pseudosophical rubbish.
by bill kapok January 23, 2005
Get the pseudosophical mug.Argumentum ab Pseudoscientia, is a variation of the Argumentum ab Scientia, this is a kind of argument that seeks to consider an idea, hypothesis, concept or theory as invalid or false by using of possible flaws that exist inside it to consider it as “pseudoscientific” or even make comparisons with themes considered as “pseudosciences” such as climate denial, Flat Earth, antivax and so on. Argumentum ab Pseudoscientia is considered one of the main arguments using over the “Science Wars” and it’s even used nowadays in order to invalid opposite ideas, hypothesis, concepts and theories. A famous variation of the Argumentum ab Pseudoscientia is the Argumentum ab Fimbria, that’s a variation of the Argumentum ab Pseudoscientia but considering the theme as “fringe” or as “non-mainstream” for be considered as “invalid or false.
“The use of the Argumentum ab Pseudoscientia is really common nowadays, such as the uses of the Argumentum ab Fimbria, both kinds of arguments are well used nowadays by new atheists, anti-theists, scientificists and “skepticals” in order to invalid any idea or thing that’s opposite to them, and they use it all the time, mainly about potential evidences about multiverses, souls/spirits, consciousness, afterlife, extraphysics/nonphysics, existence of extraphysical life and so on, together with their confirmation bias as well.”
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"it was definitely a pseudohigh man"
"it was definitely a pseudohigh man"
by Nos_addict January 24, 2009
Get the pseudohigh mug.False depth. Fake philosophical. It sounds deep and philosophical but they are just trying to impress people, or they are just trying to confuse people.
Person 1: Dude! Mark says the deepest shit!
Person 2: Nah man, Mark is so pseudosophical, he is just rambling like an idiot, just listen to him.
Mark:The kitten hits the ball, but the ball is the one that is hitting, because in a cosmic sense the ball is controlling the kitten, in a such way that it only appears on this plane of reality it is the kitten in charge, but no man, it is the ball, the ball is the master of this fickle thing we call life, we think we are in control of our selves when we do things, but it is the things we do things to who dictate our actions and sub-conscious.
Person 1: Yeah you're right! Mark is so full of shit.
Person 2: Nah man, Mark is so pseudosophical, he is just rambling like an idiot, just listen to him.
Mark:The kitten hits the ball, but the ball is the one that is hitting, because in a cosmic sense the ball is controlling the kitten, in a such way that it only appears on this plane of reality it is the kitten in charge, but no man, it is the ball, the ball is the master of this fickle thing we call life, we think we are in control of our selves when we do things, but it is the things we do things to who dictate our actions and sub-conscious.
Person 1: Yeah you're right! Mark is so full of shit.
by Idon'tgotnotype January 21, 2015
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Get the Pseudochink mug.A Pseudotrip is a false sense of tripping or feeling somewhat high. This occurs when listening to music of the 60's and 70's and of the psychedelic rock genre. One may feel as if one is high or seeing things that aren't there.
This occurs without using any illegal substance.
This occurs without using any illegal substance.
Person 1. Dude, I was listening to White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane last night and totally got a Pseudotrip!
Person 2. That's awesome man, I got one whilst listening to Grateful Dead.
Person 2. That's awesome man, I got one whilst listening to Grateful Dead.
by ericlovesrush1992 October 20, 2009
Get the Pseudotrip mug.Formerly a descriptor for practices claiming to be scientific with no evidence in favor of the practice, the term "Pseudoscience" has unfortunately devolved into a catch-all pejorative term for anything that doesn't align with the majority opinion of self-proclaimed "intellectuals" who will create 1500+ word essays on why you're wrong and why you should "TRUST THE SCIENCE". Because of the modern redefinition of the term, several harmless beliefs and hobbies (eg. Cryptozoology, Astrology, Ufology) have been lumped into the same category as absolutely braindead theories that even fetuses would be able to identify as bullshit (eg. Flat earth), or genuinely dangerous beliefs and practices (eg. Horse Dewormer and Bleach as "cures" for COVID and other related quackery). Science actually sometimes relies on "Pseudoscientific" practices to make new breakthroughs. For example, Plate tectonics used to be given no credibility, but are now generally accepted.
The term is now systemically abused heavily on Wikipedia due to said site's high reliance on secondary sources. Said secondary sources (mostly editorials on popular news magazine websites) heavily abuse the term "pseudoscience", especially when talking about those who are politically right-wing (while ignoring left-wing pseudoscientific, or at least denialist movements such as the anti-GMO or anti-nuclear energy movements).
The term is now systemically abused heavily on Wikipedia due to said site's high reliance on secondary sources. Said secondary sources (mostly editorials on popular news magazine websites) heavily abuse the term "pseudoscience", especially when talking about those who are politically right-wing (while ignoring left-wing pseudoscientific, or at least denialist movements such as the anti-GMO or anti-nuclear energy movements).
Person 1: Hey, check out this cool cryptid book i got!
Person 2: Aww sweet! My favorite is the Bunyip, i wonder what it'll look li-
"Expert": ACKSHUALLY CRYPTOZOOLOGY IS PSEUDOSCIENCE AND IF YOU FOLLOW IT YOU ARE A RIGHT WING ANTI-MASK NAZI WHO THINKS THE EARTH IS FLAT
Persons 1 and 2: Dude wtf
Person 2: Aww sweet! My favorite is the Bunyip, i wonder what it'll look li-
"Expert": ACKSHUALLY CRYPTOZOOLOGY IS PSEUDOSCIENCE AND IF YOU FOLLOW IT YOU ARE A RIGHT WING ANTI-MASK NAZI WHO THINKS THE EARTH IS FLAT
Persons 1 and 2: Dude wtf
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