Non-scientific
usage of loosely understood scientific ideas (often filled with catch-phrases
and buzzwords like "quantum",
"chaos" and "emergent") to explain or "prove"
pseudoscience or mysticism. Typical examples are claims that quantum mechanics proves that consciousness has an
essential role in physics or that the "butterfly effect" shows that
magic is possible. [1995, Vic Stenger, The Unconscious Quantum]
Non-scientific
usage of loosely understood scientific ideas (often filled with catch-phrases
and buzzwords like "quantum",
"chaos" and "emergent") to explain or "prove"
pseudoscience or mysticism. Typical examples are claims that quantum mechanics proves that consciousness has an
essential role in physics or that the "butterfly effect" shows that
magic is possible. [Vic Stenger, The Unconscious Quantum,
1995]
