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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted PediPsych

      I'm not at all fond of the term "pseudoscience police." It reminds me too much of "grammar police, "tone police," "PC police," etc. It has negative connotations and is just a step or two removed from "pseudoscience Nazis." 1/https://twitter.com/pedipsych/status/1114915201386782721 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      PediPsych @pedipsych
      The Pseudoscience Police. My latest blog post on @PsychToday . Hoping to hear from some of the science defenders about the questions raised in the article. @CaulfieldTim @DrJenGunter @joeschwarcz @gorskon https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/abcs-child-psychiatry/201904/the-new-pseudoscience-police-coming-screen-near-you …
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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

      As for the article, it makes some reasonable points, and, of course, it's good to have one's efforts recognized. As for "tone," I differentiate between the scammers and the victims. 2/

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    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

      For instance, when it comes to cancer quackery, I try very hard to be empathetic and respectful of patients who seek out quackery. However, when it comes to quacks like @DrStanBurzynski, the quacks at Hallwang Clinic or @019Clinica, it's take no prisoners. 3/

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

      Ditto vaccines. I make a distinction between vaccine-averse parents, who should be treated respectfully and empathetically, and hard core antivaxers and leaders of the antivaccine movement, for whom it's also take no prisoners. 4/

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

      Elswhere, I agree that it's important to know what our purpose is. Personally, I'm for taking licenses away from quacks and preventing quack specialties (e.g., naturopathy) from attaining state licensure status. 5/

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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

          I'm also OK with bringing public pressure on tech and social media companies like Facebook or YouTube to halt (or at least inhibit) the spread of pseudoscience like cancer quackery and antivaccine misinformation on their platforms. 6/

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Apr 2019

          But lose the "pseudoscience police." I almost didn't bother to read the article because "pseudoscience police" struck me as dismissive and sarcastic. 7/7

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