Re:The “Other Side” Is Not Dumb
by TeMPOraL on Sunday January 10, 2016 @09:18PM
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Try to have that discussion. It's enlightening.
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In what sense?
The only thing it can really do is inform me what sort of bizarre misinformation they have bought into. Unlikely ever to repair the drop in my opinion.
I think you may find out that the "bizarre misinformation" is a bit more nuanced than you think, and the issue is not about facts at all.
I spent some time talking to antivaxxers; I've shared my impressions in a parallel subthread:
I understand all that, that's not enlightening. I am well aware of the emotional motivations behind the position.
They dropped in my estimation because they allowed this emotional reaction to endanger their children.