Daniel_Burfoot comments on How do you tell proto-science from pseudo-science? - Less Wrong Discussion
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Proto-scientists will say: I have an idea A. Events of category Y will increase our confidence in A, while events of category X will make A less likely. Pseudo-scientists leave out the last clause.