(idea) by sferics Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:58:42
A term coined by Richard P. Feynman to describe attempts to take on all the trappings of science (advanced degrees, obfuscatory jargon, white lab coats, etc.), in the hope that scientific legitimacy will magically follow.

See also: Creationism.
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