David Gerard wrote:
Ray Saintonge wrote:
20,000 Google hits is not a characteristic of a neologism. The difference is that "parascience" assumes good faith; "pseudoscioence" does not.
The other difference is that, as you'll see if you look through the search results, "parascience" has a different meaning entirely: the paranormal and [[anomalous phenomena]].
Yes, I did have that concern, which is why I would prefer the broader term "alternat[iv]e science.
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