Question: In this exercise you are going to learn more about dowsing as a pseudo-scientific practice and use your knowledge of Earth science to critically evaluate the practice. To begin, let's learn about dowsing from someone who practices the craft and believes in its efficacy. Watch the following Youtube video:
Water Dowsing
Now, let's learn what Earth scientists say about water dowsing and the science of water (known as hydrogeology). Read this pamphlet on dowsing published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS):
USGS Pamphlet on Dowsing
For this assignment you are to write a 4 paragraph short essay lengths is 3-4 full sentences per question. comparing and contrasting the methods of science with the methods of water dowsers. How do these practices differ? How do the beliefs and practices of water dowsers contrast with the scientific process? What makes water dowsing pseudo-science rather than actual science, and what evidence do we have that water dowsing is an unreliable and non-scientific method of understanding Earth's natural features and processes?