antiscience
Distrusting empirical inquiry
Antiscience describes opposition or hostility to science, scientific methods, or scientific conclusions.
The term characterizes movements, rhetoric, or attitudes that reject established scientific consensus: antiscience propaganda, an antiscience stance on vaccines.
It often carries a pejorative edge, implying willful ignorance rather than legitimate skepticism.
Diluted-substance alternative medicine
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- reikiJapanese energy healing
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
chiropractic · detoxification · psychic · numerology · phrenology · reflexology · dowsing · snake-oil
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- alarmismNeedless raising of fears
clickbait · post-truth · cherry-picking · misrepresentation · sensationalism · scaremongering · rumor · fabrication
One rejecting vaccinations
- creationismDivine origin doctrine
- flat-earthDisc-shaped planet belief
- chemtrailsAlleged aerial chemical dispersal
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
Sense of unease about motives
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
Baseless belief in omens
- emotionalismExcessive appeal to feelings
- anti-intellectualismHostility toward educated thought
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
- closed-mindednessRefusal to consider other views
homeopathy
Diluted-substance alternative medicine
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- reikiJapanese energy healing
acupuncture · chiropractic · detoxification · psychic · numerology · phrenology · reflexology · dowsing · snake-oil · quackery
disinformation
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
alarmism · clickbait · post-truth · cherry-picking · misrepresentation · sensationalism · scaremongering · rumor · fabrication · distortion
anti-vaxxer
One rejecting vaccinations
- creationismDivine origin doctrine
- flat-earthDisc-shaped planet belief
- chemtrailsAlleged aerial chemical dispersal
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
superstition
Baseless belief in omens
- emotionalismExcessive appeal to feelings
- anti-intellectualismHostility toward educated thought
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
antisciencescience
Systematic study through observation
scientific · empiricism · scientism · evidence-based · scientific method
antisciencescience advocacy
Promoting scientific understanding publicly
Enlightenment values · scientific community · Carl Sagan · Neil deGrasse Tyson · scientific consensus