Pseudoscience vs Science

In chapter three of “Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk,” Pigliucci shows examples of pseudoscience and how it differs from science. Throughout the reading, my concept of pseudoscience and science would have to be that pseudoscience is something that is not based off nor have any scientific background or findings. It is something that people believe will work, but has no true scientific backing and it is not supported by industries or the Government. While on the other hand, science is based on scientific findings where you have a theory and run experiments and form hypothesis and come up with a solution that is shown and proven to work. One good example of pseudoscience vs. science is AIDS. Scientists have tried many different cures for AIDS but the virus evolves too fast for any medication to cure it. So where pseudoscience comes in, is when people come up with remedies that they believe and other people believe will cure the virus. Gambia a place in Africa, President Yahya Jammeh found a cure for AIDS that consist of “a rub down with a cream, a splash on the face with another potion and a drink of a murky looking liquid” (Pigliucci, Massimo. pg. 58.). There is also a Church in Ethiopia that believed the cure was holy water, and they treated the people by “hurling water […] while at the same time beating them with wooden crosses, for good measure” (Pigliucci, Massimo. pg. 58). The above example of pseudoscience that Pigliucci shows is a good example and I would have to agree with it. The two cures I mentioned that the President came up with and the Church are perfect references that demonstrate that there was no science involved in the finding of the cures, but based purely on what they believed would