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In reply to the discussion: "I've done my own research and decided not to get the vaccine". [View all]BradBo
(529 posts)13. It's super easy now to get the best information.
CDC, respected doctors, double blind studies that are peer reviewed. I grew up with 6 tv channels and an antenna. It was hard as heck to get good info. The people that are anti-vaxx are just intentionally stupid and put politics before logic.
Here is a good example.
I spent an hour learning about a new balance devise to measure a kilogram.
Fascinating. Thats the stuff that wasnt in the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
The Kibble Balance.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a27703249/kibble-balance-measuring-system/
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Well, electing Trump in 2016, and then the fact that 70 million people voted for the guy
PatrickforB
Jan 2022
#38
I get it, but stand by my analogy. A plumber may be VERY talented. However, I would not
PatrickforB
Jan 2022
#119
Indeed. That is all you need concerning whether to get vaxxed or not. I research labor market
PatrickforB
Jan 2022
#118
I'm in the workforce development system, and businesses tell us all the time
PatrickforB
Jan 2022
#44
Indeed. And now he has been joined by the Squad, Senator Warren, and Katie Porter,
PatrickforB
Jan 2022
#95
It is deeper than that... Sometimes even with good facts they can jump to invalid conclusions.
Josiesdad
Jan 2022
#14
Gravity is often taught in schools as a fact, when in fact it is not even a good theory
kiri
Jan 2022
#42
Yes.Research is not finding an opinion you agree with and falsely identifying that opinion as fact.
ShazamIam
Jan 2022
#16
I think you summarized it yourself: bible believers and anti-vaxxers overlap almost 100%
cadoman
Jan 2022
#25
There's always been a sense that people as individuals can be their own "experts"
milestogo
Jan 2022
#37
"In this age, (IGNORANT) people consider all sources of information to be equal."
TeamProg
Jan 2022
#49
I'm surprised these medical Einsteins don't march into the hospital and overthrow the doctors!
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2022
#77
A cartoon showed an anti-vaxxer asked by his employer what religion he belong to,
Liberty Belle
Jan 2022
#84
You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool the virus.
milestogo
Jan 2022
#94