Mystery is a permanent feature. Whereas the accumulated body of scientific knowledge increases, pseudoscientific information does not. Pseudoscience also invents a vocabulary which appropriates scientific language, but without using the methodology of science. Items of belief such as matter transmitters, ESP, lost civilizations, vibrations, parallel worlds, invisibility, time travel and more all can be found in that style of writing. He also discussed quack claims in the field of health.
Quacks claim gentle, trivial regimens which always help, and never supposedly fail.
Authentic medicine has to employ complex models using physiology, chemistry, biology and much more. Quackery involves vague, easy to grasp models without verifiable evidence. As a result, quacks use esoteric tools, magical devices, and emphasize soothing personal contacts. Quacks position themselves as the underdog in a conspiratorial scenario where they are combating a medical or scientific establishment Dr. Fred Whitehead , former Professor at the University of Kansas, and noted author and historian spoke on Freethought and the American Frontier. This began with a discussion of the Indian uprisings at Acuma Pueblo, suggesting the early roots of religious conflict in the New World and the forced proselytizing of the original inhabitants by the Spanish.