A paranoid and grandiose state developing in individuals deeply embedded in militant "skeptic" or anti-pseudoscience communities. They develop a persecutory delusion that they are on the front lines of a literal war against "the forces of unreason," seeing pseudoscience proponents not as mistaken, but as evil, conscious agents of a reality-distorting conspiracy. This can escalate to beliefs that they are being targeted by psychic attacks from "woo-practitioners" or that they must take extreme, "rational" measures (like attempting to "de-program" family members) that destroy their social world. Their identity as a defender of science becomes a totalizing, psychotic crusade.
Example: A moderator of a large anti-pseudoscience forum begins doxxing alternative health practitioners, believing they are "biochemical terrorists." They install EM-shielding in their home to block "homeopathic frequencies" they believe are targeting them. They cut off their sister for seeing a chiropractor, claiming she's been "infected by memetic pathogens." This is anti-pseudoscience psychosis: the ideological framework of combating falsehood has morphed into a schizoid reality where pseudoscience is an animate, malicious enemy requiring vigilante action.
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Anti-Arsenal racism is often characterized by unequal standards: actions by Arsenal players being judged more severely than identical actions by players from other elite clubs, alongside the routine dismissal of Arsenal supporters’ concerns as delusional or conspiratorial.
Characteristics:
Persistent framing of Arsenal failures as cultural or moral flaws rather than situational or tactical issues
Refereeing inconsistencies that disadvantage Arsenal in comparable match situations
Media narratives that minimize Arsenal achievements while amplifying shortcomings
Stereotyping Arsenal fans as “overemotional,” “entitled,” or “out of touch with reality”
Impact:
Supporters argue that anti-Arsenal racism contributes to institutional bias, erodes competitive fairness, and shapes public perception of the club in ways that are difficult to reverse, regardless of on-field performance.
Anti-Arsenal racism is often characterized by unequal standards: actions by Arsenal players being judged more severely than identical actions by players from other elite clubs, alongside the routine dismissal of Arsenal supporters’ concerns as delusional or conspiratorial.
Characteristics:
Persistent framing of Arsenal failures as cultural or moral flaws rather than situational or tactical issues
Refereeing inconsistencies that disadvantage Arsenal in comparable match situations
Media narratives that minimize Arsenal achievements while amplifying shortcomings
Stereotyping Arsenal fans as “overemotional,” “entitled,” or “out of touch with reality”
Impact:
Supporters argue that anti-Arsenal racism contributes to institutional bias, erodes competitive fairness, and shapes public perception of the club in ways that are difficult to reverse, regardless of on-field performance.
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*Example: "His anti-pseudoscience dogmatism was on full display when he shut down a discussion on the potential neurological effects of a new meditation technique. 'If it's not in a Tier-1 journal, it's pseudoscience! Full stop!' he declared, refusing to even look at the preliminary fMRI data. He wasn't being scientific; he was being a zealot for the official canon, using 'pseudoscience' as a heresy charge to avoid thinking."*
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Example: "The skeptic forum descended into anti-pseudoscience purity. A moderator was doxxed and expelled for the crime of attending a public lecture on the history of alchemy—not to believe it, but to understand its historical context. The ruling clique declared, 'Engagement with the topic is contamination. True skeptics must maintain purity of contact.' Their community became a sterile lab where no actual thinking, only ritualized disdain, was allowed."
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*Example: "His online posts escalated from mocking flat-earthers to anti-pseudoscience extremism. He began calling for government agencies to raid and shut down alternative health clinics, for the families of vaccine-hesitant parents to be investigated by CPS, and celebrated when a prominent homeopath's clinic was firebombed, calling it 'a cleansing fire for reason.' He wasn't protecting science; he was waging a holy war, with reality itself as the casualty."
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Example: For a Pragmatic Anti-realist, saying "electrons exist" means "using the concept of 'electrons' allows us to build functioning computers, predict chemical reactions, and communicate successfully with other scientists." They deny we need to (or can) say anything about what electrons are "in themselves," apart from their role in our successful ways of acting and talking about the world. Pragmatic Anti-realism
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