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Igel

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49. Perhaps that it's a decent model.
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 07:41 PM
Jan 2014

That makes accurate predictions and allows us to explain and extend phenomena that otherwise doesn't seem to have a good explanation.

Or perhaps that we don't fully understand it, in that just being able to describe and predict doesn't constitute "understanding."

I go one step further than most. We shame creationists and anti-evolutionists. I consider that to be a variety of "woo."

Some want to hold other forms of "woo" in high honor. This I find difficult to understand.

Woo shaming [View all] B2G Jan 2014 OP
Shame on woo! n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #1
lol Bobbie Jo Jan 2014 #7
Poor Mason Woo! icymist Jan 2014 #55
What the hell is Woo? vi5 Jan 2014 #2
I don't think it's an acronym. Phlem Jan 2014 #6
Please don't tell me you're saying Homeopathy, Crystals are current science. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #11
If they weren't many others are... gcomeau Jan 2014 #13
No that's not what I'm saying. Phlem Jan 2014 #14
Well, your post was not clear to me. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #16
try re reading my post, I've updated it. Phlem Jan 2014 #17
OK. I reread it. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #19
If one believes you can dilute something out of existence and think the memory. Phlem Jan 2014 #22
Wow. So quick to reply to all my posts until this one. How very courteous of you. Phlem Jan 2014 #24
I am at work, actually, so can't always reply right away. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #26
I have PTSD since early child hood from an abusive stepfather Phlem Jan 2014 #29
Sorry about your PTSD HERVEPA Jan 2014 #30
Do you believe in work, HERVEPA? MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #34
Read the frigging stream of posts HERVEPA Jan 2014 #62
"why don't just stick it…" ??? MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #63
'Winning Others Over' according to the Gallup Business Journal icymist Jan 2014 #60
ideas considered irrational or based on extremely flimsy evidence or that appeal to mysterious... PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #23
You could say that about a lot so science. Cleita Jan 2014 #36
Look, don't pull me into this flame fest. I have no dog in this fight. I was just answering the ? PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #37
Well try a different definition. Cleita Jan 2014 #40
yes, I fucking said it was derogatory. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #45
What issues do you have with quantum mechanics? n/t Gore1FL Jan 2014 #44
Perhaps that it's a decent model. Igel Jan 2014 #49
A decent model?!!! athena Jan 2014 #52
What would you say about quantum mechanics, again? athena Jan 2014 #48
Except that quantum physics actually makes testable predictions that are verified by experiment. Salviati Jan 2014 #54
Nobody has denied that. Cleita Jan 2014 #61
Alchemy used to be "woo" to most people, but now it's part of what we call chemistry. Electric Monk Jan 2014 #43
Neat! PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #46
Rather the contrary. Igel Jan 2014 #51
willful stupidity nt Deep13 Jan 2014 #53
World Of Outlaws icymist Jan 2014 #56
This Atman Jan 2014 #3
Woo should be ashamed! L0oniX Jan 2014 #4
He should, but he is probably a Republican, so he has no shame. RC Jan 2014 #42
If there is a hell I should burn in it WITH SHAME get the red out Jan 2014 #5
For Shame! Phlem Jan 2014 #8
Herbal tea is good. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #12
woo is me. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9
Woo should be shamed. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #10
I see nothing wrong with this store icymist Jan 2014 #59
But together, you've created something hilarious and true! reformist2 Jan 2014 #15
I believe you meant to say twoo. HERVEPA Jan 2014 #18
How could I miss that! lol reformist2 Jan 2014 #25
How about "woo shaming and consensus privilege"? n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #20
Woosh! Puzzledtraveller Jan 2014 #21
OK, I'm a fan of some things that are scientifically proven but are being called Squinch Jan 2014 #27
And the biggest "woo" offender of all Phlem Jan 2014 #28
"Woo Shaming" is so excellent, that I just submitted it to Urban Dictionary. Thanks! Ian David Jan 2014 #31
Nice! B2G Jan 2014 #32
The first instance I could find of the phrase was a Facebook posting from 2012. Ian David Jan 2014 #35
Lol...I didn't Google it so I'm surprised B2G Jan 2014 #38
Pretty much. Just you and a couple others, as far as I can tell. n/t Ian David Jan 2014 #39
I prefer my woo in entertainment form. ProgressSaves Jan 2014 #33
I here ya B2G Phlem Jan 2014 #41
Shame on failed scientific experiments that created generations of heartbreak. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #47
Can I buy you a beer? Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #50
Why the fuck is everyone so infatuated with the Sham Woo guy madinmaryland Jan 2014 #57
Was it really that bad a movie? icymist Jan 2014 #58
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