Thrashing Pseudoscience
by A. Zeltsman
Big
tree is not afraid of Storm.
It
perishes from the rot that inhabited its heart.
Superstition,
indistinguishable from Science
The progress is upon us,
and it shows. As some super star philosopher have said: sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable from miracle. Now we can add to it that
sufficiently advanced superstition is indistinguishable from science.
As Agatha Christie astutely observed, the superstition these days comes in
closes of science - this probably why the truth must be naked.
It has taken time for us to get around, but we've got the idea. Miss Marple was
so kind to look into this business for us and promised to be discreet and keep
police out of the loop for now, as no forced entry appeared to be involved.
After a few computer literacy lessons she was able to type with one finger and
use the mouse quite well. The rest was easy, with that wonderful Internet and
what have you.
In a week I met miss Marple in a coffee shop. Her cheeks were more red than
usual, but I do not think she had that much brandy in her coffee.
You are not going to believe young man, how much Ahatha was right, whispered
she with excitement. Sure I had to brush out on my Physics and the rest of it,
smiled old lady. It is not my business to tell you what to do, but here are the
facts. She has passed a napkin with pretty long list of terms, headed
"Superstitions, Science Style." In the beginning I could read:
Quantum Computing
Entanglement
Nanotech
Multiworld
Wormholes
Teleportation
. . .
Apparently I have lost consciousness, but when I was able to look around, the
old lady had disappeared.
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04/25/2008, Last updated 04/25/2008 Contact