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Aren't the Amish deliberately not vaccinated as they deliberately don't have access to the information? How is that different from someone who has access to the

Aren't the Amish deliberately not vaccinated as they deliberately don't have access to the information? How is that different from someone who has access to the information but deliberately chooses to ignore it or disbelieve it?

larsiusprime 12y ago
Put it in perspective before you lash out. We "informed" people know car accidents are a leading cause of preventable death, and yet we kill more people with car accidents than unvaccinated non-car-driving Amish people (who are apparently swiftly adjusting their behavior re: vaccinations, which is a good thing).
- hobs 12y ago
  I can see why being rude to a people can seem harsh, but both of these child comments (at the moment) seem to be off the mark to me. > The difference is the Amish are willing to change their stance on a technology if it proves to be beneficial to their lifestyle. So are most people, they just have a belief that vaccinations somehow cause more harm them they prevent. Almost like another communities clearly less educated decisions on various topics based on their belief. >The difference is the Amish are willing to change their stance on a technology if it proves to be beneficial to their lifestyle. People are not making choices because they know its the wrong choice to make. Anti-vaxers are dead wrong, but they dont make said choice to spite you, they think its beneficial. I would say that ignorance because of belief or personal choice are basically the same excuse for choosing something that is harming people, and can be easily remedied.
- d4rti 12y ago
  The sacred rac is illustrative of people's culture blindness http://www.drabruzzi.com/sacred_rac.html http://www.drabruzzi.com/sacred_rac.html
Delmania 12y ago
The difference is the Amish are willing to change their stance on a technology if it proves to be beneficial to their lifestyle.
mikeash 12y ago
These particular Amish are deliberately not vaccinated because of a specific incident where two children supposedly had a bad reaction to a vaccine. It's nothing to do with their access to information, and as far as I can tell nothing to do with their religion either. I really wish people would read the article before making these assumptions. Half the people in here seem to have just seen "Amish" and leapt to the conclusion that Amish people reject vaccinations in the same way that they reject cars and computers.

larsiusprime 12y ago

Put it in perspective before you lash out. We "informed" people know car accidents are a leading cause of preventable death, and yet we kill more people with car accidents than unvaccinated non-car-driving Amish people (who are apparently swiftly adjusting their behavior re: vaccinations, which is a good thing).

hobs 12y ago
I can see why being rude to a people can seem harsh, but both of these child comments (at the moment) seem to be off the mark to me. > The difference is the Amish are willing to change their stance on a technology if it proves to be beneficial to their lifestyle. So are most people, they just have a belief that vaccinations somehow cause more harm them they prevent. Almost like another communities clearly less educated decisions on various topics based on their belief. >The difference is the Amish are willing to change their stance on a technology if it proves to be beneficial to their lifestyle. People are not making choices because they know its the wrong choice to make. Anti-vaxers are dead wrong, but they dont make said choice to spite you, they think its beneficial. I would say that ignorance because of belief or personal choice are basically the same excuse for choosing something that is harming people, and can be easily remedied.
d4rti 12y ago
The sacred rac is illustrative of people's culture blindness http://www.drabruzzi.com/sacred_rac.html http://www.drabruzzi.com/sacred_rac.html

Delmania 12y ago

The difference is the Amish are willing to change their stance on a technology if it proves to be beneficial to their lifestyle.

mikeash 12y ago

These particular Amish are deliberately not vaccinated because of a specific incident where two children supposedly had a bad reaction to a vaccine. It's nothing to do with their access to information, and as far as I can tell nothing to do with their religion either. I really wish people would read the article before making these assumptions. Half the people in here seem to have just seen "Amish" and leapt to the conclusion that Amish people reject vaccinations in the same way that they reject cars and computers.