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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by amibang on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:51AM (#19422113)
How is the common man supposed to know that there isn't anything strange in the vaccine? Governments have forcibly sterilised segments of their population before.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by x220 on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:53AM (#19422131)
Ask your doctor about it instead of listening to a Facebook group.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by kabwj on Monday March 18, 2019 @03:08PM (#19424098)
After the opioid crisis why should I trust my doctor?
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by shrimp_emoji on Monday March 18, 2019 @08:01PM (#19426638)
Some kind of bullshit multivariate game theoretical common sense analysis in your head about the different interests at play and their degrees of impunity vs. mandated responsibility and the estimated probability that you're being lied to in the context of your variable knowledge of the technologies and concepts involved idk lol that's how I do it.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by amibang on Thursday March 21, 2019 @05:53PM (#19457752)
Not everyone has a doctor.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by war1025 on Monday March 18, 2019 @12:20PM (#19422438)
This implies a level of trust in doctors that many people lack.

(Also vaccinate your kids dammit)

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