Avoidance

The best way to avoid being fooled by illegitimate organization and pseudo-masters is to stay away from them; however, quackery is not sold with a warning label. Moreover, the dividing line between what is quackery and what is not is by no means sharp. Pseudo-masters who use ineffective techniques may also use some effective ones. The power of pseudo-masters lies in the promise, not the product. Always be skeptical of things that do not seem right. When a pseudo-master proposes something that opposes nature, common belief, or scientific thought, then the proposal is probably bogus.