ANT210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Doc Zone, Making Money, Pseudoscience
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Pseudoscience- ideas that are not scientific, interpretation and claims based on myths and legends, What are myth and legends- both are traditional stories, myths are concerning early ppl in history and involving supernatural beings. Legends- historical but not authenticated, more tied to what might be true, and myths are just out there (supernaturals beings etc). Nationalism, poltical agendas- nazis in germany used archeology. The past was more romantic than present- the world we see today is not the world of the past, romaticization of the past have become so popular. The creation and dissemination of knowledge in particular area of inquiry or the study of knowledge and justified belief. Someone said he killed bigfoot, this is a fraud claim, Actually seeing is not believing, performed a trick, and he said i am not a magician i am an illusionist, don"t trust eye witness accounts.
