One common characteristic of science denialists/cranks/conspiracy theorists like antivaxxers and #COVID19 deniers is black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to medical tests or interventions. I'll tell you what I mean, using antivaxxers as a first example. 1/
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As one commentator noted, COVID is more of an accelerant than a change agent. It may be accelerating natural selection in action ...pic.twitter.com/XiBplcaPyW
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Nirvana fallacy coupled with my universal theory of science denialism
: inability to put large numbers (different powers of 10) into perspectiveThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Having dealt with conspiracies in autism research and clinical practice, I think we all harbor a desire for something with boundless potential over things we know the limits of, in terms of benefits and risks of harm. Despair heightens this idealism.
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That antivaxxers really believe that they will have a microchip implanted if they get the C19 vaccine is mind boggling. Why? How? What makes that believable yet science is fake?
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Here is the root cause, or at least a major accelerant of the anti-vax, pro-quackery (altern-med, integrative med) movement. Free e-book:https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/675547 …
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