mariz comments on Attention Lurkers: Please say hi - Less Wrong

35 Post author: Kevin 16 April 2010 08:46PM

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Comment author: mariz 21 April 2010 04:59:09PM 5 points [-]

I'll say Hi and I'll post this link which describes a study that showed that people are more likely to believe in pseudoscience if they are told that scientists disapprove of it:

http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/146552

They are also much more likely to believe in pseudoscience if it has popular support.