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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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21. Eschew woo...

Wed Nov 12, 2014, 06:53 PM

Nov 2014

...you'll eschew obfuscation.

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Can we just stop using the term "Woo"? It has become meaningless, imo. [View all] yellowcanine Apr 2014 OP

And the word already has a different definition... PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #1

As in.... AlbertCat Nov 2014 #20

None of those terms skepticscott Apr 2014 #2

Well BS has verve and panache with just two letters. So what? yellowcanine Apr 2014 #4

Speak for yourself skepticscott Apr 2014 #6

I see no reason to stop using the word. HuckleB Apr 2014 #3

So what? HuckleB Apr 2014 #10

The vocabulary of the average plebeian LostOne4Ever Apr 2014 #7

Eschew woo... AlbertCat Nov 2014 #21

What is the word for every kind of antiscientific thinking? mathematic Apr 2014 #8

"animal" is a good example, actually - to some it is only mammals yellowcanine Apr 2014 #9

to some it is only mammals AlbertCat Nov 2014 #22

The word doesn't insult people TransitJohn Apr 2014 #17

I agree to quite an extent, but with one important exception LeftishBrit Apr 2014 #13

Like I said elsewhere... Archae Apr 2014 #15

I'm torn. progressoid Apr 2014 #16

But some use it as an insult for anything they disagree with. yellowcanine Nov 2014 #24

Here's my take on it from a few years back Orrex Apr 2014 #18

I don't think I ever used it to describe people, so much. HuckleB Nov 2014 #25

"Woo" is a great term that does not distinguish... Orsino Oct 2014 #19

No edhopper Nov 2014 #23

EDIT: Oops. I replied to a zombie thread. Sorry about that, kids. Iggo Nov 2014 #26