How do you know what you know? Before the advancement of technology the methods to finding out information were limited. An example of such a method used would be accidental discoveries, or pure luck, which happened often. The scientific method is now a necessary tool in order to distinguish between pseudoscience and science. For the duration of this paper I will examine the Childbed Fever case and critically examine the scientific approach taken with this case in order to avoid the original pseudoscience that occurred which will lead into the pseudoscience that was accepted before science occurred, which will then be provided with another example of pseudoscience. ChildBed Fever is an epidemic that took place in Europe during the 19th century,
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(Anthropology 160.02: February 3). For example the texts mentions seven motivations for why pseudoscience occurs in archaeology, one of these motivations being religion. (Feder 2014: 11). Religion can be a major contribution to pseudoscience because religion in itself could be classified as a pseudoscience depending who you asked, but that is an entirely different essay all together. I bring religion up to add some idea into the possible mindset of those during the time of the 19th century. It could be seen as God's will that these deaths occurred, a sign of the end of times and a popular opinion that occurred during these times is that those who suffered must have deserved it, something this person did caused this to happen to them specifically. Another example the motivation religion can have on pseudoscience comes along with the infamous story of the Cardiff Giant. In the year 1869 a farmer was having construction done on his property when the construction workers dug up found something in the ground, the discovery of a petrified being, 9 feet and 9 inches, was unearthed and soon the entire world would come and look upon the discovery. The Cardiff Giant discovery was accepted without much thought, so many wanted to believe the giant to be real just because the bible spoke of Giants, such as Goliath, …show more content…
A quick peak on the CDC website in the ‘about’ section showed me that the first documented case of ebola occurred in 1976. While Ebola can result in death, it is also extremely rare, therefore, you frequent West Africa and its neighboring countries often the risk of contracting Ebola is highly unlikely (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), after the first case was reported in the United States anyone with a cough or high fever believed they contracted the
(Anthropology 160.02: February 3). For example the texts mentions seven motivations for why pseudoscience occurs in archaeology, one of these motivations being religion. (Feder 2014: 11). Religion can be a major contribution to pseudoscience because religion in itself could be classified as a pseudoscience depending who you asked, but that is an entirely different essay all together. I bring religion up to add some idea into the possible mindset of those during the time of the 19th century. It could be seen as God's will that these deaths occurred, a sign of the end of times and a popular opinion that occurred during these times is that those who suffered must have deserved it, something this person did caused this to happen to them specifically. Another example the motivation religion can have on pseudoscience comes along with the infamous story of the Cardiff Giant. In the year 1869 a farmer was having construction done on his property when the construction workers dug up found something in the ground, the discovery of a petrified being, 9 feet and 9 inches, was unearthed and soon the entire world would come and look upon the discovery. The Cardiff Giant discovery was accepted without much thought, so many wanted to believe the giant to be real just because the bible spoke of Giants, such as Goliath, …show more content…
A quick peak on the CDC website in the ‘about’ section showed me that the first documented case of ebola occurred in 1976. While Ebola can result in death, it is also extremely rare, therefore, you frequent West Africa and its neighboring countries often the risk of contracting Ebola is highly unlikely (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), after the first case was reported in the United States anyone with a cough or high fever believed they contracted the