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It won't make much of a difference to be honest; the Wakefield paper that "proved" a link between MMR vaccines and autism was published for nearly 22 years unti
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
It won't make much of a difference to be honest; the Wakefield paper that "proved" a link between MMR vaccines and autism was published for nearly 22 years until it was pulled in 2010, but it's still cited and vaguely referenced as being definite proof. It's this weird absolute but super selective belief in certain science that gets me, it's both "this paper PROVES it", but also "all these other papers that fail to replicate the findings or outright disprove it are FAKE SCIENCE pushed by LIZARD PEOPLE and I'm NOT GOING TO READ IT".
It's maddening. I mean don't get me wrong, I don't read scientific papers at all because I'm not smart enough and don't have the attention span but I can criticise those that say they do and believe in science nevertheless.
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- spondylosaurus 2y agoIt kinda reminds me of how people say they "don't trust" safe, effective medications that went through a gauntlet of clinical trials... so instead they trust random unregulated supplements that anyone can sell online. At the end of the day I think it's about in-group signalling more than anything else, and certainly wishful thinking more than evidence, but the cognitive dissonance is still shocking. (See also: antivaxxers who cling to HCQ and ivermectin while ignoring that these drugs are manufactured by companies who make vaccines.)