Hi Jeff,
Just a thought:
I notice that you don't appear to place particular emphasis
on the *falsifiablity* of claims/explanations in distinguishing science from
pseudoscience (at least not as much as an
emphasis as some others who are interested in this
distinction). You DO mention that:
"...These activities primarily involve observing natural events
and interpreting these observations as evidence that either
supports or fails to support knowledge claims."
But, many (most?) pseudoscientific claims cannot be falsified
by *any* kind of objective evidence. That is, evidence is
functionally irrelevant.
-Mike
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