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Yes, children are not responsible for their actions until they turn 18, at which point they are magically instilled with wisdom and accountability regardless of

by gowld 7y ago

Yes, children are not responsible for their actions until they turn 18, at which point they are magically instilled with wisdom and accountability regardless of upbringing. Credulity is not "elective". There's no way for the average person to distinguish between homeopathy and pharmaceuticals without running an experiment on themselves. It's a matter of what biases they were taught growing up.

tempguy9999 7y ago
> Credulity is not "elective". Often it is. > There's no way for the average person to distinguish between homeopathy and pharmaceuticals without running an experiment on themselves There are plenty of scientific reports and examinations that have been done so they don't have to. If they chose to ignore those, they must have done so willingly. Your answer was not one of the better ones.
tempguy9999 7y ago
Well, here's a handy example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 which leads to https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing-crystals-wellness-mining-madagascar https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing... Some quotes: - The model Miranda Kerr has said that she filters all her skincare products through rose quartz “to give the vibration of self-love”. - Believers say crystals conduct ambient energy – like miniature phone towers picking up signals and channelling them on to the user – thus rebalancing malign energies, healing the body and mind - According to Pew Research Center data, more than 60% of US adults hold at least one “new age” belief, such as placing faith in astrology or the power of psychics, and 42% think spiritual energy can be located in physical objects such as crystals - Last year, Paltrow faced (and settled) a misleading advertising lawsuit for claiming that Goop’s vaginal egg crystals had the power to balance hormones and regulate menstrual cycles What's this if it's not stupidity-by-choice? Let's have an answer instead of downvotes because I'd really like to hear what you think.

by gowld 7y ago

tempguy9999 7y ago

> Credulity is not "elective". Often it is. > There's no way for the average person to distinguish between homeopathy and pharmaceuticals without running an experiment on themselves There are plenty of scientific reports and examinations that have been done so they don't have to. If they chose to ignore those, they must have done so willingly. Your answer was not one of the better ones.

tempguy9999 7y ago

Well, here's a handy example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21034424 which leads to https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing-crystals-wellness-mining-madagascar https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing... Some quotes: - The model Miranda Kerr has said that she filters all her skincare products through rose quartz “to give the vibration of self-love”. - Believers say crystals conduct ambient energy – like miniature phone towers picking up signals and channelling them on to the user – thus rebalancing malign energies, healing the body and mind - According to Pew Research Center data, more than 60% of US adults hold at least one “new age” belief, such as placing faith in astrology or the power of psychics, and 42% think spiritual energy can be located in physical objects such as crystals - Last year, Paltrow faced (and settled) a misleading advertising lawsuit for claiming that Goop’s vaginal egg crystals had the power to balance hormones and regulate menstrual cycles What's this if it's not stupidity-by-choice? Let's have an answer instead of downvotes because I'd really like to hear what you think.