Atlantis and Archeology Questions And Answers

What is science? - The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment What is pseudoscience? - A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method The process of reaching a general conclusion from particular pieces of data - Induction Which is characteristic of pseudoscientific claims? - All answers are correct (Seeks to prove rather than test claims, Ignores alternative explanations or contrary evidence, Relies on anecdotal or untestable evidence) In the Mysterious Origins of Man video the site of Tiwanaku in Bolivia was dated at 10,000 BC on the basis of: - Archaeo-astronomy What IS NOT one of the motivations of the pseudoscientist? - Eternal life The Olympic Project was set up as an open source website to collect evidence for Bigfoot. Evidence collected was to be assessed by a team of researchers. Was this science or pseudoscience? - It depends upon how the data were collected and assessed One of Kenneth Feder's first experiences with pseudoscience and archaeology was reading: - Morning of the Magicians According to Kida, which IS NOT one of the six mistakes we make in our thought processes? - We are born liars Jumping to the conclusion that mammoths still exist today, on the basis of a grainy video, is an example of how we - Misperceive our world