Arguing about pseudoscience: a useful analogy

If you’re a scientist or science supporter who has even a modest online presence, at some point you will probably find yourself arguing with someone who is a proponent of a theory or belief that science doesn’t support, or contradicts altogether. Repeated enough times, these arguments start to follow predictable patterns

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/brain-flapping/2012/nov/29/pseudoscience-science-argument