# When does something become not a pseudoscience?

**URL:** <https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648>\
**Category:** Pseudoscience and the Paranormal\
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648 "2021-11-29T21:25:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![eli1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eli1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/eli1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648/41 "2022-04-19T18:03:28Z")

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Okay so first of all I don’t have my mind set on anything yet in regards to this discussion because I still don’t understand the details of what you’re offering.

So if you’d like to offer me some breakthrough technology for free then you also need to explain to me What do I need to do to get this technology working. Are the instructions as simple as assembling a table? Or do I need plutonium grade materials?

So what I’m saying here is that you need to talk to the experts in your field OR provide simple instructions so even a farmer in India can do it.  
Can you do this?

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**Author:** ![ettcmtech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/ettcmtech/32/18_2.png) [@ettcmtech](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/ettcmtech)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648/42 "2022-04-19T18:27:48Z")

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Simple speaking Yes: do you know how Permanent magnets work?

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**Author:** ![eli1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eli1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/eli1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648/43 "2022-04-19T18:29:14Z")

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Yes.

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**Author:** ![ettcmtech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/ettcmtech/32/18_2.png) [@ettcmtech](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/ettcmtech)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648/44 "2022-04-19T18:31:43Z")

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I think this needs to be a new Topic

Everything you need to know to build a Perpetual motion Machine

What do you think as being as a new discussion topic?

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**Author:** ![eli1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eli1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/eli1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648/45 "2022-04-19T18:32:22Z")

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Open it.  
I’ll be right there.

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