Getting onto the same wavelength is such a difficult proposition. It's great to say "let's stick to the facts" — but many anti-vaxxers are armed with a stack of facts. They just happen to be facts that are misinterpreted, incorrect, or strung together to weave a completely baseless narrative. At a certain point, you've drawn peer-reviewe…
Getting onto the same wavelength is such a difficult proposition. It's great to say "let's stick to the facts" — but many anti-vaxxers are armed with a stack of facts. They just happen to be facts that are misinterpreted, incorrect, or strung together to weave a completely baseless narrative. At a certain point, you've drawn peer-reviewed science in a duel against a magic wand. I don't think people have an obligation to deal with folks beholden to conspiracy theories: Sometimes shunning is just the necessary tactic.
Getting onto the same wavelength is such a difficult proposition. It's great to say "let's stick to the facts" — but many anti-vaxxers are armed with a stack of facts. They just happen to be facts that are misinterpreted, incorrect, or strung together to weave a completely baseless narrative. At a certain point, you've drawn peer-reviewed science in a duel against a magic wand. I don't think people have an obligation to deal with folks beholden to conspiracy theories: Sometimes shunning is just the necessary tactic.