Debunking TFT on All Fronts I. Characteristics of Pseudoscience Pseudosciences are characterized by the use of techniques to confuse, distract, and coerce people into believing in them. Sometimes this is done with a conscious intent to deceive and sometimes the proponents themselves are non-scientifically minded and easily lead astray. Let us examine some common traits of pseudoscience to see if TFT fits this designation.
Pseudosciences employ scientific-sounding terminology.
While this language sounds scientific and reminds one of physics, Callahan has no scientific evidence that these things exist. He has incorporated common scientific language, but distorts them, using terminology in an unintended and erroneous context. Pseudosciences lack falsifiability, a key ingredient of a science. A scientific theory will produce a set of predictions that can be tested. Confirmation of these predictions will provide verification for the theory.