Also, scientists are often ill-prepared for techniques like the Gish gallop, in which cranks jump from claim to claim, study to study so fast that it puts the the science advocate on defense. 10/
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I can handle being called a coward. After all, I've put up with nearly 15 years of abuse from
@delbigtree's ilk, including cranks, quacks, and antivaxers. I words about just one today, Mike Adams, whose attacks on me have been far worse. 21/https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1115630866389250048 …Show this thread -
I've also been the target of harassment at work by antivaxers and quacks, including repeated attempts to get me fired. The last time I met with my cancer center director, he joked that he hadn't heard any complaints about my blog recently. 22/
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None of this even counts all the legal threats and even the occasional death threat over msny years. 23/
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So let's just put it this way. A little tantrum on
@delbigtree's part in which he attacks me as coward on his podcast or on Facebook or Twitter barely registers with me. I've dealt with far worse for a long time. I also consider the source, and laugh. 24/Show this thread -
If anyone sites consider debating
@delbigtree, though, I recommend@thereal_truther's approach. 25/25https://twitter.com/thereal_truther/status/1115650520692080640 …
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If anyone does consider debating... And I thought I'd caught all the typos and predictive typing errors.

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And, yes, I know there are other typos that I missed, but they're simple single substitution errors that don’t really affect meaning, as readers know what I meant.

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