A person claims to have been abducted by aliens and subjected to painful medical procedures that left scarring. However, he refuses to allow interested scientists to study his scars. This is an example of
A) hypothesis-driven science
B) discovery science
C) nonscience
D) pseudoscience

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Refusing to allow interested scientists to study the scars is a red flag for pseudoscience, as genuine scientific investigations thrive on openness and transparency. Additionally, claims of alien abductions are unfalsifiable and fall outside the realm of empirical scientific inquiry, further indicating pseudoscientific tendencies.

A Person Claims to Have Been Abducted by Aliens and Subjected