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The first paragraph paints a picture, where all skeptics are crazy or idiotic. It's worth remembering the definition of skeptic as stated here: https://www.di
by sharken 4y ago
The first paragraph paints a picture, where all skeptics are crazy or idiotic.
It's worth remembering the definition of skeptic as stated here:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/skeptic https://www.dictionary.com/browse/skeptic
"a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.".
But COVID discussions tend to be extremely black and white, with no place for a middle ground.
The comment about skeptics serves only to keep that black and white picture, which is one reason for downvoting.
- mort96 4y agoThe first paragraph does not paint that picture. If you're reading that into it, maybe you should look into yourself and figure out why. I said, extremely clearly, that the group of "COVID skeptics" includes all those crazy people, not that those people make up the entire group. There are people who are skeptical of the official narrative but in a non-crazy way; the people who gave some credence to the idea that there might've bean an accidental leak from some lab, for example, aren't crazy, even though they contradict the official narrative. I think the comment I replied to would've been much more valuable if it specified which groups of COVID skeptics they're backing up. As it stands, it's just playing apologetics for crazy people.
- sharken 4y agoUsing the word includes does a disservice to skeptics and COVID discussions. It would be far healthier for discussions to separate skeptics and obviously crazy or idiotic. Those are two very different groups.
- mort96 4y agoWell then that's your responsibility, as a COVID "skeptic", to make the distinction clear -- especially if you invoke phrases such as "the Cathedral" as a big nebulous conspiracy. People who think the vaccine gives you autism also consider themselves COVID (vaccine) skeptics.