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Antiscience is a set of attitudes and a form of anti-intellectualism that involves a rejection of science and the scientific method.[1] People holding antiscientific views do not accept science as an objective method that can generate universal knowledge. Antiscience commonly manifests through rejection of scientific ideas such as climate change and evolution. It also includes pseudoscience, methods that claim to be scientific but reject the scientific method. Antiscience leads to belief in false conspiracy theories and alternative medicine.[2] Lack of trust in science has been linked to the promotion of political extremism and distrust in medical treatments.[3][4]
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