Exopolitics A Tipical Pseudoscience

EXOPOLITICS is a fancy term for "EXTRATERRESTRIAL POLITICS" (the Greek prefix "exo-" means "outside" or "external - compare exoplanet). As no extraterrestrial life has been discovered yet, let alone extraterrestrial life capable of politics, this is the domain of cranks and nutjobs some really weird people. It's the result of what happens when beliefs progress beyond the simple fascination with UFOs ("there's no other explanation for UFOs, therefore they must be alien spacecraft") well into true believer territory ("of course we "know" that there are multiple alien races!").The term has been used to denote two slightly different things - the alleged dealings of aliens with Earth politicians (e.g. Michael Salla's claim that Eisenhower met aliens) and the science fiction-like tales of alien wars and alliances. If this sounds vaguely familiar, both meanings form a lot of the plot of the "X-Files"...http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Exopolitics It's easy to detect the method and characteristics of a pseudo-science. What follows is an excellent guide of pseudoscience characteristics.. 2 Characteristics of pseudoscience 2.1 Vague and/or exaggerated claims and ambiguous language2.2 Lack of peer review, and claims of vast establishment conspiracies2.3 No attempts or interest in replication or outside verification2.4 Stasis, and hostility towards development or change of the idea2.5 Frequent changes in methodology without changing the conclusions2.6 Refusal to use the scientific method, or the claim that it can not be used2.7 Misuse of scientific terms2.8 Misrepresentation of terms2.9 Poor standards of evidence2.10 Reliance on negative proofs2.11 Reliance on outside or unrelated fields for results2.12 Reliance on outdated or later refuted scholarly works2.13 Ideas are unfalsifiable2.14 Clear political and religious motivation

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