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Pseudoscience
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The demarcation problem—distinguishing science from pseudoscience—remains central to the philosophy of science. Karl Popper's criterion of falsifiability is frequently invoked; a scientific theory must be refutable through observation or experiment. Pseudoscientific claims often appear structured in a manner that makes them inherently unfalsifiable, frequently incorporating ad hoc hypotheses to explain away contradictory evidence, or relying on [confirmation bias](/entrie…