anti-scientific
Rejecting empirical inquiry
Anti-scientific describes opposition to or rejection of scientific methods, findings, or reasoning.
The term characterizes attitudes that dismiss empirical evidence in favor of ideology, intuition, or tradition: The administration's anti-scientific stance on climate change drew criticism from researchers.
It also applies to actions that undermine scientific institutions or discourse: anti-scientific propaganda, anti-scientific policies.
Fraudulent medical practice
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- snake-oilFraudulent cure-all
alchemy · phrenology · cryptozoology · creationism · flat-earth · naturopathy · paranormal · occultism
False data spread unintentionally
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- propagandaBiased information for influence
denier · rejection · discredit · debunked · unfounded · baseless · fabrication · falsehood
Inability to read
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
misunderstanding · unawareness · innumeracy · gullibility · credulity · unenlightened · misconception · myth
Strict adherence to core tenets
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
intransigence · absolutism · orthodoxy · closed-minded · doctrinaire · unquestioning · rigidity · ideological
Capacity to withstand force
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- politicizationMaking something a political issue
- defundingEliminating allocated money
censorship · suppression · Luddite · technophobia · obscurantism
quackery
Fraudulent medical practice
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
snake-oil · alchemy · phrenology · cryptozoology · creationism · flat-earth · naturopathy · paranormal · occultism · pseudomedical
misinformation
False data spread unintentionally
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
propaganda · denier · rejection · discredit · debunked · unfounded · baseless · fabrication · falsehood · deception
illiteracy
Inability to read
- uninformedLacking necessary knowledge
- uneducatedLacking formal instruction
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
naivety · misunderstanding · unawareness · innumeracy · gullibility · credulity · unenlightened · misconception · myth · anecdotal
fundamentalism
Strict adherence to core tenets
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
fanaticism · intransigence · absolutism · orthodoxy · closed-minded · doctrinaire · unquestioning · rigidity · ideological · authoritarian
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- politicizationMaking something a political issue
defunding · censorship · suppression · Luddite · technophobia · obscurantism
anti-scientificscientific
Of or using research methods
empirical · evidence-based · data-driven · fact-based · scientistic
anti-scientificrational
Governed by logic
rationalist · empiricist · empirical · analytical · logical
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