Because they're mostly not scientists, and few of the actual scientists are epidemiologists, and because they are spewing disinformation. #barringtondeclaration is propaganda, not science. 1/https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1314981278303703040 …
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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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Yep, as AAPS' Jane Orient signed at least one of those:https://www.desmogblog.com/2015/02/23/anti-science-associations-rand-paul-jane-orient-art-robinson-willie-soon-and-friends …
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