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The opposition (with difficulty prevented from making a campaign issue out of it as it was) spoke at the planetary conferences of "crackpotism" and "Waste of the taxpayers 'money."
The Martian Way Asimov, Isaac, 1920- 1955
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But, as of now, I think this is an example of the quirky and parochial nature of Alaskan politics not translating well - just as I suggested when they first announced the pick - rather than any kind of crackpotism on her part.
The American Mind 2008
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The bigger danger is that polls and postings that urge serious harm to President Obama fuel the climate of resonant hate and crackpotism that's deep and widespread against him.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Facebook Thinks Praying for President Obama's Assassination is Okay 2010
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The bigger danger is that polls and postings that urge serious harm to President Obama fuel the climate of resonant hate and crackpotism that's deep and widespread against him.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Facebook Thinks Praying for President Obama's Assassination is Okay 2010
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So the pathological crackpotism of the editorial pages has sometimes seeped into news coverage.
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As regard the later observation, my "railing" is a consequence of my active stance against anti-science crackpotism.
Spacecraft Detects Mysterious "Ribbon" at Edge of Solar System | Universe Today 2009
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There is a difference between pathological science and crackpotism.
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There are many known examples: Lagrangian theory, thermal properties, foundations of quantum formalism, unitarity, all the crackpotism about Landscape and CC, epiroktic scenarios, etc.
The String Theory Backlash Sean 2006
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It would be really difficult to summarize the crackpotism received from string theory authors during last decades (of course, this is not a criticism to any string theorist).
The String Theory Backlash Sean 2006
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Would you do away with extra dimensional attempts at comprehension, as crackpotism?
Dark Matter and Extra-Dimensional Modifications of Gravity Mark 2005
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