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Re:England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary ... by junon on Sunday September 12, 2021 @01:10PM (#28502895)
> Not calling them stupid for not having a PhD.

GP simply stated that we should be consulting experts in the fields, not laypeople, when it comes to things of a scientific nature.

These were your words, not theirs.

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Re:England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary ... by hervature on Sunday September 12, 2021 @02:17PM (#28503466)
They said:

> If it’s not a PhD in biochemistry or something similar, then it’s not relevant to their decision making abilities

In my opinion, that is much closer to "if you don't have a PhD in biochemistry, you can't don't deserve to make a decision (i.e. stupid)" than "listen to experts".

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Re:England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary ... by arrosenberg on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:39PM (#28506611)
I was responding to the comment of "Even people with PhDs are questioning it...". A PhD in English Lit isn't going to help you understand how vaccines, mRNA or viral transmission models work. Listen to experts in those topics.
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