It's always worth emphasizing: Science deniers ALWAYS need a conspiracy theory to explain why science rejects their preferred “alternative” ideas. Science denial is thus ALWAYS rooted in conspiracy theories. Always.
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Usually evidence of “bad science” is used to argue “see the scientists are hiding stuff”. Seems to always come back to the conspiracy
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Exactly. Science deniers ALWAYS need a reason to explain why science rejects their ideas and “challenges” to scientific theory. That reason will ALWAYS involve one or more conspiracy theories. Always.
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Basically, any time someone has tried to show me a form of science denial that they claim doesn’t involve a conspiracy theory, either it turns out not really to have been science denial, or I could find a conspiracy theory behind it.
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To clarify, you do differentiate between science denial and challenging a finding based on bias or poor methodology correct? Bias and conspiracy theory can easily be conflated...
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Yes of course. I’m certainly not in Dr Gorkson’s league but we both spend a good amount of time challenging decisions based on poor research. For example my colleagues who are promoting Ivermectin are not denying science they’re distorting it because of bias. (But good Q!)
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The line blurs, too, because there IS an element of conspiracy theory to
#Ivermectin support, just as there was for#hydroxycholoroquine support.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
I’ve forgotten how many times I’ve been called a pharma shill by #ivermectin supporters who tell me big pharma is suppressing the drug as a #COVID19 treatment because they can’t make money off of it.
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My other bias is this is where I’ve also been today. Kim’s profile says she is a nurse and I have verified she is a real person.pic.twitter.com/6gGplNvfp1
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