February 04, 2013, 9:47 PM —
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It's always an interesting and fun exercise to type a word or term into Google and then see what the search engine's "autocomplete" feature suggests to you.
Sometimes, however, the fun turns to head-shaking sadness when Google reveals something unflattering about ourselves. Our dim view of and skepticism toward science, for example. Oh, and our ready acceptance of nonsense.
In case you're unfamiliar with how Autocomplete works, Google explains, "As you type, autocomplete predicts and displays queries to choose from. The search queries that you see as part of autocomplete are a reflection of the search activity of all web users and the content of web pages indexed by Google."
Got that? OK, so here's what Google Autocomplete suggests for the following terms:
Science is:
awesome
fun
real
a liar sometimes
Scientists are:
stupid
awesome
workaholics
liberal
Global warming is:
fake
not real
real
a hoax
NASA is:
the world going to end
lying
a waste of money
on our side
Evolution is:
false
a fact
a lie
just a theory
The Earth was:
flat
without form
created in 7 days
without form and void
Extraterrestrials are:
real
here
among us
angels
UFOs are:
real
fake
demons
not real
Time travel is:
real
possible
impossible
lonely
Theory of relativity is:
wrong
false
e=mc2
flawed
Dinosaurs are:
fake
birds
reptiles
a hoax
Vaccinations are:
bad
dangerous
harmful
good
Psychiatry is:
bullshit
not a science
fake
evil
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