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Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by jacquesm on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:50AM (#27830388)
There is a certain kind of person who is stuck in their belief and they will do everything they can to ensure that their belief system remains in one piece. They will raise the bar for evidence that contradicts their belief to the point that no such evidence remains, they will lower the bar for evidence that confirms their belief. They will ascribe to figments of the imagination of others when it comes to their personal experiences (because 'anecdote') and will claim to be doing science while ignoring the fact that science is by definition pretty messy until it has settled.
Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by timr on Thursday July 15, 2021 @03:52PM (#27849301)
There's also "a certain kind of person" who has no scientific or medical training. They have an emotional connection to the subject, and desperately wants to believe something is true, and therefore willing to grasp at any shred of circumstantial evidence to justify that belief.