It is shocking some of things people accept as truth.
All those stories of loved ones dying because medicine is "fake."
Science is science y'all.
Redditor singularlegion wanted everyone to discuss all of the fake facts being masked as science. So they asked everyone:
"What is an example of modern day pseudoscience?"
I always say prayer. Prayer does NOT heal all. Just my opinion.
No Cures
I Love You Aloha GIF by HuMandalasGiphy"Homeopathy."
StrammerKerlElf
"If their 'science' worked the way they say it does, it would mean seawater would be the most powerful anti-every-disease medicine to exist."
untakenu
Heinous
"A lot of bestselling popular psychology. Dr Phil comes to mind."
Ghargamel
"When he sits those people on stage and accuses them of heinous crimes thanks to a lie detector test are the worst. They taught us in my intro to psychology course that those were 100% fake so a man with a phd should know better."
"Dr Oz is 2nd on the list."
reverendgrebo
Bullocks
"The Church of Scientology's practice of Dianetics."
AWulfrunian
"I have been reading Dianetics recently Man, Hubbard was good at waffle. Mixing genuine science with utter bollocks to baffle a layman like myself. It is fascinating."
"I remember when I was a teenager my stoner mate told me about this book called Dianetics. I asked is it a good read? He said you can live your life by it, which terrified me."
"Reading it now i see how dangerous it truly is."
"The allure of being able to cure all ailments - such as arthritis, poor eyesight, poor hearing and cancer etc by this method of ridding the body of these engrams (memory fragments) via auditing for increasingly extortionate amounts of money while ignoring genuine medicines that could really help you."
"I have to say it is not an easy read but it has been funny and interesting."
RodMunch85
Evil
"Those abhorrent quacks who target cancer patients, robbing thousands of dollars from these vulnerable people, many of whom end up dying. I know of one case, where a mother of two young children got hooked by one such charlatan, who convinced her to ditch chemotherapy in favour of expensive woo crap."
"Her cancer was caught early enough to be quite treatable with chemotherapy, but she believed that didn’t need it. Her husband begged her many times to stop listening to that a**hole, to no avail. She ended up dying, leaving behind a devastated husband and two little ones."
BlackCaaaaat
Proof Of?
sci-fi test GIFGiphy"Polygraphs."
CriticalSherbet235
"Never ever take a polygraph, even if you are innocent. And don’t assume that because someone refuses a polygraph that they are guilty."
xandrenia
Can we ever really tell if someone is lying? Scientifically I mean.
Oh Gwen...
Wes Anderson Indie GIF by Coolidge Corner TheatreGiphy"Anything on goop."
graeuk
I don't know, the goop hand soap is pretty good. It is about the best thing I have found for roofing tar. Although it has been around a lot longer than the Gwyneth Paltrow brand so it's probably not what you are referring to."
that_guy_scott1
Full Harm
"The 'harmful' effects of 5G. My ex would not let me get 5G because it would 'cause cancer.'"
Agitated_Use_6710
"I had a substitute teacher in 2020 who ignored the class plan left by our regular teacher to complain about 5G causing cancer. She spent over an hour going on about it and would send kids out for questioning her. Thankfully we were old enough to know she was full of crap."
"My wife and her sisters (who are physicians with M.D.s from reputable universities) believe that cell phones increase the risk of brain cancer even though the incidence of brain cancer has remained flat over the past 30 years of the cell phone revolution."
"Proof that just because you have a fancy degree doesn't mean you deserve it."
KonkiDoc
Healing
"Crystal healing."
Soicolist
"I used to work with someone who constantly called out sick, like 4 times in 10 days once, and she was trying to talk to me about the 'healing power' of crystals. It took everything I had in me not to say you might want to get a refund on yours."
SailorVenus23
Certain Traits
"MBTI personality tests."
"As far as psychometrics goes, the inventory has been proven consistent and effective at predicting the personality traits it measures."
"However, the company that trademarks/administers/makes the test markets it as 'How to organize your employees for max profitability,' and 'Horoscopes for people who think they're smarter than Horoscope people.'"
"So it's real science, but most of the funny tiktoks or memes you see about it are about as indicative as your zodiac sign."
Xcelentei
The High
Area 51 Smoke GIF by JustinGiphy"That 'cannabis cures everything' movement."
I-Killed-JR
"I’ll never forget making eye contact with my professor and sharing a silent 'wtf' with him as the girl at the end of my table started yelling about how pot cures cancer."
an_ineffable_plan
Well, these are definitely some things to stay wary about.
Remember, if you find a claim suspect, do the research. Ask a reputable expert. Use the scientific method. And at all costs, avoid crackpots.
Do you have anything to add? Let us know in the comments below.
And the opportunity for strangers online to unburden themselves arose when Redditor _Lord_Infamous asked:
"What is a scary, unsettling fact about you?"
Certain facts about these Redditors are perplexing.
Blank Space
"I do not actually remember a decent chunk of my life, whenever I talk about most of my childhood I use words that leave room for mistakes and am generally using memories and ideas I've compiled from hearing other people say things about me."
"There is actually a large chunks of facts about myself that I only think I know, and don't have personal confirmation of."
– Cendruex
Dead Or Alive
"I’m convinced with no evidence that my father is still alive and that my whole family is lying to me. I logically know he is not. But every knock on the door I open half expecting my father. Could be something to work through … but it’s not really affecting me day to day. My grandfather died and I thought I would feel the same way. Nope. He is dead and I miss him but he is dead."
– rkspm
Warning: Self-Harm Trigger
"Growing up I had a recurring nightmare set in my grandparents backyard looking at the back of their house. There was just something 'off' about the house. Something mildly sinister. I dreamt this over and over, many times over the years."
"In 2018, my dad (who now owned the house) went into the backyard to that spot and killed himself."
"I haven’t had the backyard dream since."
– OSUJillyBean
Nightmares Come True
"I had a recurring super vivid intense dream at like 4.... my uncle was chasing us around a labyrinth with a large knife... trying to kill me and my grandmother. 25 or so years later the same uncle (complete paranoid delusional schizophrenic) murders my grandmother at her condo... with the very nice chef knife I bought her for Christmas the year before..."
– Serotu
Severe Trauma
"Less scary and more shocking, but when I was 9 years old I survived a home invasion where I was shot 6 times. I played dead on the floor until the man left and called 911 and in my adrenaline rush I thought they couldn't find my house so I crawled with my left are swinging the wrong way and my right leg limp from nerve damage, all the way to the front door when he broke in from the back of the house."
"I lived with only my mother who unfortunately didn't survive. I vividly remember picking out the guy in a photo line up while recovering in the ICU."
"I am very lucky to have kept my left arm, I have 32 pins and screws to make up for my shattered elbow. My left leg has permanent nerve damage and I now have 'drop foot'. Despite my physical injuries and PTSD, I am doing very well."
– skullexis
We are not all born the same.
Complete Immunity
"I'm one of the lucky few with the CCR5-delta-32 mutation. Why is that relevant? It makes me immune to HIV and a handful of other pathogens, most notably the Bubonic Plague."
– SursumCorda-NJ
Sharper Image
"I have 2 lenses in my right eye, so it focuses like binoculars. My doctor wrote a paper about it. Mostly blinded as a baby in my left eye. Dr suspected my right lense split then healed as 2 distinct lenses. Better than 20/20 in my right eye."
– The_Smoot
Prematurely Slim
"When I was born, I was so premature that my dad, who had quite dainty piano fingers, could slide his wedding ring up my arm to my shoulder. (I weighed 2 lbs, born at 27 weeks)."
– cyanomys
Losing Digits
"I had 6 toes on each foot at birth and got them cut off you can see the place they cut them at."
– HearingAccurate8616
People live with the unfortunate risk that their lives can be cut short at any given moment.
Ticking Time Bomb
"I have an enlarged aortic root. It's very unlikely, but it could spontaneously rupture leading to the medical term adjusts glasses... 'instantaneous death'. I would pass out, bleed to death, and then fall over. Dead before hitting the ground. And it could happen at any time. My wife is very uncomfortable thinking about it lol."
– ignisnex
For The Sake Of Survival
"my immune system backfired and tried to murder me and almost succeeded. I now have to take multiple injections every single day all day or i'll die a painful death within a week."
"Just trying to write diabetes in the most bad-a** way."
– monstrinhotron
A friend of mine once told me that the name I've known him by was not his real name.
He had gone by an alias, which everyone at work assumed was his actual name, to protect himself and his identity after he had been violently hunted down, stalked and threatened for his life for witnessing a murder.
The suspects involved were eventually caught and locked away for good.
I don't remember all the other details about the traumatizing incident because I was completely stupefied.
If you or someone you know is struggling, you can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
To find help outside the United States, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has resources available at https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
"What is your "WTF did I just watch?" movie?"
Disturbingly Real
"Kids."- jn-indianwood
Dystopian Doesn't Even Begin To Describe It
"'The Lobster'."
"You have a certain time to become married and if you fail to find a spouse you get sent to an asylum where you must find a spouse from among the other singles."
"If you again fail to find a partner, you must choose which animal you want to be turned into, and then they turn you into that animal."- Leemage
A Podcaster's Worst Nightmare
"Tusk."- wdeallan
With A Title Like That...
"Martyrs."- Patient_Homework9730
Willem Dafoe Smile GIFOnly 67 Minutes... But Plenty Of Gore
"Tetsuo the Ironman (would very strongly not recommend for people with weak stomachs)."- PeruvianPolarbear14
A Homicidal Car Tire... Yes You Read That Correctly...
"Rubber."- Askfreud
Glad It Didn't Disappoint... I Guess?
"Salo, or 120 days of Sodom."
"Granted, I had a phase where I was purposely looking for disturbing movies and this one sure didn't disappoint."- Reddit
Was The Title An Actual Apology?
"Sorry to bother you."- kappaidan
Darren Aronofsky At His Strangest...
"Mother."- dank-yharnam-nugs
jennifer lawrence mother movie GIF by mother!GiphyMeet The Parents gone wrong...
"I'm Thinking of Ending Things."- Vandalatwork
Charlie Kaufman Strikes Again!
"Being John Malkovich."- getlough
Happy Dance GIF by benjamin lemoineOne thing that can be said about all these movies, those who see them will never forget them.
Which may or may not be a good thing...
Now, which film should we add to this list?
