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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Sep 2020

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Tom Nichols

      I don’t oppose ridiculing conspiracy theories, particularly when they deserve it. However, I’m with @MarkHoofnagle. Where were all you rationalists when the conspiracy theory that is climate science denial took over @GOP? Or during the last five years, when antivax did the same?https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1304567255372570625 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Tom NicholsVerified account @RadioFreeTom
      On the anniversary of 9/11, a reminder of how we used to deal with odious conspiracy theories: Ridicule. For years, there were attempts to portray 9/11 as an inside job led by shadowy U.S. elites. A lot of people believed it. But most people reacted with scorn. /1
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      7 replies 27 retweets 124 likes
    2. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @GOP

      And conspiracy theories to justify lies about evolution, abortion, public health, contraception, condoms and spread of HIV, homosexuality, I mean, there's too many to list. They've increasingly been the conspiracy theory party since Reagan, and accelerating with Gingrich and CWA.

      7 replies 7 retweets 59 likes
    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @GOP

      Yup. @RadioFreeTom is incredibly naive about conspiracy theories. When it comes to conspiracy theories, @GOP fear surpasses @TheDemocrats. It’s not even close. At worst, Dems have anti-GMO and some antivax, but @GOP long ago surpassed them in antivax.

      2 replies 3 retweets 28 likes
    4. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle and

      First, "I don't believe climate science" isn't a conspiracy theory, it's ignorance. As is being an anti-vaxxer. "Hillary Clinton drinks baby blood" in a different league. But as usual, "I must make this about my preferred politics" overwhelms everything else.

      11 replies 2 retweets 15 likes
    5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @RadioFreeTom @MarkHoofnagle and

      Except that Mark is correct. All science denialism IS rooted in conspiracy theories. How many of would you like me to list for climate science denial Ana antivax? It’ll be a LONG Twitter thread.

      1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
    6. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle and

      I can’t roll my eyes harder.

      1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @RadioFreeTom @MarkHoofnagle and

      That’s nice, but it doesn’t change that, for example, the antivaccine movement is at its heart a conspiracy theory that posits that “they” (CDC, medicine, pharma, government, etc.) “knew” that vaccines cause autism/are dangerous/are ineffective/etc. but covered it up.

      1 reply 1 retweet 12 likes
    8. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @MarkHoofnagle and

      I'm rolling my eyes because this is liberal Twitter thing: "I agree with your point, so now let me expand your point to include Ronald Reagan and the GOP in 1952." Anti-vaxxers are conspiracy types, I agree. But not everyone who denies science is about conspiracy theories. /1

      3 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Sep 2020
      Replying to @RadioFreeTom @MarkHoofnagle and

      There’s astroturf, like tobacco harm deniers, but they also rely on conspiracy theories.

      2:02 PM - 12 Sep 2020
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        1. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 12 Sep 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @RadioFreeTom and

          David. He wrote a book on rejection of expertise. Don’t you understand? That makes him an expert on everything now. Our 40+ years of combined experience and writing on this topic pale before his professed admiration of experts. For shame!

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