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List of organizations opposing mainstream science

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This is a list of organizations opposing mainstream science by frequently challenging the facts and conclusions recognized by the mainstream scientific community. By claiming to employ the scientific method in order to advance certain fringe ideas and theories, they are often charged with promotion of various forms of pseudoscience.

List of organizations

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Groups promoting quackery

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Quackery is the promotion of ineffective or fraudulent medical treatments.

Journals

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Flat Earth Society". howstuffworks.com. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. ^ David Adam (February 23, 2010). "The Earth is flat? What planet is he on?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Gillis, Justin (May 1, 2012). "Clouds' Effect on Climate Change Is Last Bastion for Dissenters". New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2012. ...the Heartland Institute, the primary American organization pushing climate change skepticism...
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  6. ^ Dorio Mark (2005) "Ufology: A Very Short Introduction", Trafford Publishing, ISBN 1412064732
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  8. ^ Margaret Wertheim (2011). Physics on the Fringe: Smoke Rings, Circlons, and Alternative Theories of Everything. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0802778727. "Aside from the unorthodox titles of many papers, a high number of titles take issue with relativity theory", "In many ways there has never been a better time to be a fringe theorist. [...] for they effectively have their own union. Established by "discoverers" themselves, the Natural Philosophy Alliance serves as a publicly open forum in which outsiders can publish their ideas...", and "In rejecting mathematics as the universe's tongue, the Natural Philosophy Alliance insists on a "scientific line of reasoning" that corresponds to "everyday experience."
  9. ^ Walter Noll (2006). "On the past and future of natural philosophy". Journal of Elasticity. 84 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1007/s10659-006-9068-y. S2CID 121957320."There is now an organization called The Natural Philosophy Alliance with the following description: [quote from web site] This "Alliance" is to genuine physics or natural philosophy as "Creation Science" is to genuine biology."
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  14. ^ "Body & Soul with Gail Harris". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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  17. ^ NHS Lanarkshire. "Should NHS Lanarkshire refer patients to the Centre for Integrative Care" (PDF).
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