#COVID19 deniers and conspiracy theorists are taking a page from a old crank playbook. Does anyone remember "Scientific Dissent from Darwinism" and "Physicians and Surgeons Who Dissent from Darwinism"? These were similar "declarations" against evolution and for creationism. 2/
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Or what about the open letter by the "Group for the Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV-AIDS Hypothesis" calling for a "thorough reappraisal of the existing evidence for and against this hypothesis [HIV-AIDS] be conducted by a suitable independent group"? 3/ http://www.sidasante.com/contacts/group.htm …
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Or what about the numerous "open letters" or "declarations" by climate science deniers, most of the signatories of which are almost never actual climate scientists? 4/
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The bottom line is that "declarations" and "open letters" like this are a favorite tactic used by science denialists to give the impression that their pseudoscience or quackery has scientific support. Almost always, few of the signatories are actual experts in the field. 5/5
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The twitter account of a man who died from COVID-19 is downplaying the disease and spreading propaganda. It's like something out of Black Mirror.
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Sounds like another target for Project Steve.https://ncse.ngo/project-steve
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Damn. I forgot about Project Steve.

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Namaste, please find the unroll here:
@gorskon: Because they're mostly not scientists, and few of the actual scientists are epidemiologists, and because they… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1315287599406288897.html … Talk to you soon.
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Do not impugn the good standing of Dr Johnny Bananas, sir
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But he went bananas long time!
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