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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] frenge, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from [[Latin]] fimbriae (plural)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
*2a : something resembling a fringe : edge, [[periphery]] —often used in plural <operated on the fringes of the [[law]]>
:b : one of various [[light]] or dark bands produced by the [[interference]] or [[diffraction]] of [[light]]
:c : an area bordering a putting green on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_course golf course] with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself
*3a : something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some [[activity]], [[process]], or subject <a fringe sport>
:b : a [[group]] with marginal or extremist views
==Description==
'''Fringe''' [[science]], also called questionable science, is scientific [[inquiry]] in an [[established]] field of [[study]] that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox [[theories]], and is classified in the "fringes" of a credible mainstream [[academic]] [[discipline]]. Mainstream scientists typically regard fringe [[concepts]] as highly speculative or even strongly refuted. On the other hand, the history of science contains many instances of the [[eventual]] widespread [[acceptance]] of fringe sciences. This is because in [[theory]] a fringe science will still maintain scientific rigor, plausibility, and [[integrity]], though it is usually highly disputed.
The term fringe science is sometimes loosely used to describe fields that are actually [[pseudoscience]]s, or fields which are referred to as sciences, but entirely lack scientific rigor or plausibility. Debunkers have coined the terms ''pathological science'', ''voodoo science'', and ''cargo cult science'' to suggest [[inquiry]] lacking in scientific integrity. Junk science is typically used [[politically]] to describe [[agenda]]-driven science. The general [[problem]] of where to properly draw a boundary between science and non-science, when the objective actually is [[objectivity]], is called the demarcation problem. Unfortunately, the objective of some debunkers is debunking, not encouraging real scientific objectivity. For this [[purpose]], disparaging terms are often useful. They are almost always a clue that objectivity is not the main objective.
It is important to distinguish between a [[science]] that has not yet been proven but follows the [[scientific method]] and any science which does not follow the scientific method. This is the [[difference]] between fringe science and pseudoscience. As above mentioned, some [[disciplines]] of fringe science have been or may,in the [[future]], be proven to be actually true. [[Pseudoscience]], however would only be proven true by a [[coincidence]] between [[opinion]] and [[fact]], as the methods used are not [[logical]] [[proofs]].
[[Category: Sociology]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] frenge, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from [[Latin]] fimbriae (plural)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
*2a : something resembling a fringe : edge, [[periphery]] —often used in plural <operated on the fringes of the [[law]]>
:b : one of various [[light]] or dark bands produced by the [[interference]] or [[diffraction]] of [[light]]
:c : an area bordering a putting green on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_course golf course] with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself
*3a : something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some [[activity]], [[process]], or subject <a fringe sport>
:b : a [[group]] with marginal or extremist views
==Description==
'''Fringe''' [[science]], also called questionable science, is scientific [[inquiry]] in an [[established]] field of [[study]] that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox [[theories]], and is classified in the "fringes" of a credible mainstream [[academic]] [[discipline]]. Mainstream scientists typically regard fringe [[concepts]] as highly speculative or even strongly refuted. On the other hand, the history of science contains many instances of the [[eventual]] widespread [[acceptance]] of fringe sciences. This is because in [[theory]] a fringe science will still maintain scientific rigor, plausibility, and [[integrity]], though it is usually highly disputed.
The term fringe science is sometimes loosely used to describe fields that are actually [[pseudoscience]]s, or fields which are referred to as sciences, but entirely lack scientific rigor or plausibility. Debunkers have coined the terms ''pathological science'', ''voodoo science'', and ''cargo cult science'' to suggest [[inquiry]] lacking in scientific integrity. Junk science is typically used [[politically]] to describe [[agenda]]-driven science. The general [[problem]] of where to properly draw a boundary between science and non-science, when the objective actually is [[objectivity]], is called the demarcation problem. Unfortunately, the objective of some debunkers is debunking, not encouraging real scientific objectivity. For this [[purpose]], disparaging terms are often useful. They are almost always a clue that objectivity is not the main objective.
It is important to distinguish between a [[science]] that has not yet been proven but follows the [[scientific method]] and any science which does not follow the scientific method. This is the [[difference]] between fringe science and pseudoscience. As above mentioned, some [[disciplines]] of fringe science have been or may,in the [[future]], be proven to be actually true. [[Pseudoscience]], however would only be proven true by a [[coincidence]] between [[opinion]] and [[fact]], as the methods used are not [[logical]] [[proofs]].
[[Category: Sociology]]
