Category:Woo

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Woo is term used among skeptical writers for pseudosciences. Generally taken to mean any of those topics which make certain people's eyes pop out with excitement about information they have, that you don't. Some examples might be:

Conspiracy Theorist Woo - The Millennium Bug, water fluoridation. World Government
Hippy Woo - Crystal Chakra Balancing, Aura Photography, Reiki
Creationist Woo - The Speed of Light ran slower in the past, almost anything really
Bible Woo - Jesus Diet, The Bible Code, chanting Bible verses in spells, archaic medical remedies from the Bible
Health Woo - macrobiotics, Laetrile, shark cartilage, fad diets
Economic Woo - pyramid schemes, debt elimination schemes, gold buggery, supply-side economics
Railroad Woo - the legend of the disappearing hobo, thinking Amtrak will ever run on time or turn a profit, false claims that Mussolini made the trains run on time, Ayn Rand's robber baron worship, etc. Also known as WOO WOOOOOOO!!!!!!

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