Intellectual Impostures

One cannot help but suspect that the function of these analogies is to hide the weaknesses of the vaguer theory.

Manipulating phrases and sentences that are, in fact, meaningless. Some of these authors exhibit a veritable intoxication with words, combined with a superb indifference to their meaning.

rather, our aim is to draw attention to a relatively little-known aspect, namely the repeated abuse of concepts and terminology coming from mathematics and physics.

Their reaction was a mixture of hilarity and dismay: they could hardly believe that anyone – much less renowned intellectuals – could write such nonsense.

stunning leaps of logic

stunning leaps of logic

stunning leaps of logic

stunning leaps of logic

stunning leaps of logic

stunning leaps of logic