3 ms·
Shouldn't you judge the research based on the research?
by yters 9y ago
Shouldn't you judge the research based on the research?
- vkou 9y agoResearch that contradicts the positions that anti-vaxers hold tends to not be judged by anti-vaxers on its merits. The typical narrative is wailing and gnashing of teeth about big pharma, sheeple, dogmatic self-serving faith by established academics, etc. The wonderful thing about research is that when enough research gets done, you can cherry-pick a research paper that will agree with any belief you hold. [1] If you then proceed to ignore all the results that contradict it, you have an unassailable position. After all, you're just a yet-unrecognized Leonardo. [1] https://xkcd.com/882/ https://xkcd.com/882/
- yters 9y agoOne wrong does not justify another wrong.
- vkou 9y agoNo, but independently, consistently, reproducible research justifies a lot of things. When we see some from these guys, they may start being taken seriously.
- yters 9y agoI don't disagree, but the problem is with an institutional bias it is hard to have results that stand out. It can be difficult to differentiate between institutional bias and cranks when both sides have an emotional commitment.
- jackmott 9y agoyes we are and it indicates the man is nonsense.