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Even stranger is that one WHO report was the IARC meta study that manipulated the data to reach that conclusion. Somehow people have latched onto a few monsant
by tynpeddler 8y ago
Even stranger is that one WHO report was the IARC meta study that manipulated the data to reach that conclusion. Somehow people have latched onto a few monsanto studies, misinterpreted them to assure themselves that glyphosate is a problem, but have relied on a clearly flawed study to serve as a foundation for their beliefs. It seems that once a paranoid/conspiracy meme gains traction, it takes enormous resources to combat. The US is still having problems with anti-vaxxers despite the fact that vaccines are about the surest thing we have in medical science.
- PiggySpeed 8y agoI have a running hypothesis on human behavior: people form self-serving opinions first and foremost, then scrounge around for the supporting evidence afterwards. It is so hard for adults to admit they are wrong. Even harder if someone has been advocating for their own side at length. To change opinions, they need to have some acceptable exit strategy (e.g. "company A doesn't make vaccines with dangerous component X anymore, vaccines are safe now thank goodness!").
- dekhn 8y agoI can't say that vaccines are the surest thing we have in medical science. Vaccines are a gamble. They're hard to make, and when they do, they fail in unexpected ways. But that's mainly because the immune system is hard to understand, not because adjuvants cause autism.