What to you is the epitome of bullshit?

The first thing that came to mind is homeopathy.

I scanned the thread, but didn’t see any references to the infamous little book On Bullshit- worth a read. (amazon link)

The author Harry Frankfurt breaks BS down - his basic point is that the premise needs to be put across as sincere, when in fact it is a front, a means to an end, to achieve something else.

So, based on that, things like Creationism don’t qualify for the most part because the True Believers truly believe.

Now - something like a Neocon argument for invading Iraq based on evidence that collapsed very quickly - and when the Neocon agenda for invading Iraq as a political strategy to transform the region was already established - *that *was bullshit.

Most (usually Conservative driven, near as I can tell) “wedge issues” - used in elections, e.g., gay marriage, death panels and the like, would qualify since, again, they appear to be used to stir the pot more than anything…

I agree with ChefGuy.

Alien reptilian ruling overlords: David Icke

Indeed, market technical analysis works about as well as astrology. Maybe worse.

Wow, a fanbase. What bullshit. :cool:

“Alternative and Complementary Medicine.”

It’s almost all bullshit. What works became medicine, and the rest is just a nice bowl of soup and some potpourri.

Ah, most things I can think of have been mentioned :slight_smile: Lots of bullshit, well done!

For venting purposes I still have to say the first thing I thought of was critical theory. Epitome. Of. Bullshit. And the main reason my profile says I hate talking about art.

I would like to add just the everyday things you hear people say about health, but not related to homeopathy specifically. Things like catching a cold if you don’t wear a coat, and then taking ridiculous amounts of vit c. I think this to me is often the epitome of bullshit because they are often otherwise intelligent people who say these things. Grrr.

Politicians. Politics is the art of bullshit.

You want me to throw the rust-proofing in for free? We’d lose money on that deal! Tell you what, let me ask my manager.

That’s debatable…

Lots of good BS upthread. For what I deal with on a regular basis, there’s what I call the “Certification-Industrial Complex”. Old rant [post=11174034]here[/post]. I have not become more positive about certifications in the last three years. I’ve had to take a number of “Continuing Professional Education” credits, mostly online. I have yet to apply anything I have “learned” in these online courses. But I’ve gotten as much as 5 hours credit for less than 1 hour of work (i would have put in 1 hour but the registration system gave me 5. Why???). Total scam.

You’re telling me. :smiley:

Lots of good BS upthread.

Lots of good BS upthread.

Lots of good BS upthread.

Ah, it’s 1920’s style bullshit.

This.

People who deny science in general, especially those who come up with ridiculous theories as to why scientists must be wrong, such as climate change isn’t happening (or claim that global warming was renamed climate change because it isn’t happening) or is due to some natural cycle, and won’t have any negative consequences, or they won’t be that bad.

Has anybody here ever dealt with ISO 9000 certification for management?
Hey, it’s international, it’s a standard, it’s a certificate…so it’s got to improve management , right?

The biggest crock of BS I’ve ever seen…
fill out forms just for the sake of filling out forms, and then fill out more forms to certify that the previous forms were properly filled out.
Then keep huge bulky files and show 'em to an external inspector, whose only job is to make sure you filled out all the forms.
Never mind that you lost money because of the time wasted filling out forms.