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This is the prologue to a video game. Below are the official subtitles in the
NTSC-U release.

> と言っても、これを信じている学者は、世界で数人しかいないんだが。  
>  _" However, there are only a few scholars in the world who believe this."_
>
> その一人が先生ってわけですね？  
>  _Clair: "You must be one of those scholars then, professor."_
>
> 少数派どころか、学説扱いされていない。  
>  _Koji: "Actually, this idea is not even accepted as theory."_

Running the last sentence through google translate **without** 少数派どころか、gives:

> 学説扱いされていない。- It is not treated as theory.
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grammar particles syntax conjunctions
What does どころか mean here?
"AどころかB" has two different usages:

  1. Quite contrary to A, (the fact is) B; Far from A, (it's) B  
(B is the opposite of A)

>     * その本は安いどころか、3万円もした。
>     * 彼は英語が苦手どころか、英語の弁論大会で優勝経験がある。
>     * 詳しく知っているどころか、名前を聞いたことすらない。

  2. Not (just) A but even B; Even A is an understatement, (the fact is) B  
(B is an extreme version of A)

>     * その本は安いどころか、たったの1円だった。
>     * 彼は英語が苦手どころか、アルファベットすら書けない。
>     * 詳しく知らないどころか、名前を聞いたことすらない。
>     * 詳しく知っているどころか、その人は私の妻ですよ。

Either way, B has to be something surprising.

As you can see in [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3153/5010), the "traditional"
usage is 1. Some learning resources mention only the first usage. However, the
second usage is not uncommon, and at least [this page](https://nihongokyoshi-
net.com/2019/05/28/jlptn2-grammar-dokoroka/) and [this page](https://hedgehog-
japanese.com/grammar/jlpt-n2/dokoroka/) explain both usages.

In your example, the second usage is intended. Being 少数派 is already bad, but
the fact (学説扱いされていない) is even worse.

> 少数派どころか、学説扱いされていない。  
>  Calling it a minority opinion is not enough; it's not even recognized as a
> theory.
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