So apparently some low carb diet-promoting lifestyle doc is challenging me to come on his podcast this Friday to "debate" a certain local holistic vegan cardiologist whom I took to task the other day for his fear mongering about #CovidVaccine. 1/
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Strangely enough, not one of the people inviting me to a "live public debate" about vaccines, alternative medicine, etc., has ever said yes to this counterproposal. I wonder why... 9/
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Actually, I know why. These invitations are intended to generate heat, not light. Most importantly, they are designed to put the advocate of quackery/pseudoscience side by side with a real expert, this giving the false impression that there is a genuine scientific controversy.10/
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That's why cranks, quacks, and conspiracy theorists LOVE these sorts of "debates" and "forums." That's why I generally politely decline. 11/11
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Forgot to add: It bothers me not one whit if a quack thinks I'm a "coward" or calls me such on Twitter. 12/12
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You're bang on about the written exchanges. A great way to debate in a clear manner.
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This is awesome to find out! Now you and Andy can do this process by letter and see if you can figure out your differences without all of the noise that Twitter brings!
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