The Sokal hoax came out in 1996, not too far from AFD. I first read about it in the restrained pages of Physics Today, but I like Salon’s account. I have never been able to take postmodernism seriously since then. H.L. Mencken would have loved it. See also
From xkcd.
Considering the uncertainties in the numbers involved, it may be more accurate than this equation :-)>
From Hello Scienceblogs
Denialism is the employment of rhetorical tactics to give the appearance of argument or legitimate debate, when in actuality there is none. These false arguments are used when one has few or no facts to support one’s viewpoint against a scientific consensus or against overwhelming evidence to the contrary. They are effective in distracting from actual useful debate using emotionally appealing, but ultimately empty and illogical assertions.
Examples of common topics in which denialists employ their tactics include: Creationism/Intelligent Design, Global Warming denialism, Holocaust denial, HIV/AIDS denialism, 9/11 conspiracies, Tobacco Carcinogenecity denialism (the first organized corporate campaign), anti-vaccination/mercury autism denialism and anti-animal testing/animal rights extremist denialism. Denialism spans the ideological spectrum, and is about tactics rather than politics or partisanship.
From Hello Scienceblogs
Great column by haddayr.
…A.H., also known as 2009 A.D.
SAUDI ARABIA: Kingdom steps up hunt for ‘witches’ and ‘black magicians’
Via Skepchick.
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