Pressure mounts on Facebook and Google to stop anti-vax conspiracy theories - Repetition of information, even if false, can often be mistaken for accuracy.

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[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Will you be at the forefront of accepting the truth

Probably not. Most of the people "at the forefront of accepting the truth" end up being wrong. There's a reason that a small amount of evidence isn't enough to convince people. Imagine if people went "enough evidence will appear, and then I'll be convinced, so might as well start now".

The article you linked me is useful, but the article it links to has that stupid "my business practices are illegal where you live, so I'll just refuse to serve my website to you" thing on it. Could you find the original source of that list – or at least a closer one – please? That would allow me to make an informed decision, which I currently cannot.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Probably not. Most of the people "at the forefront of accepting the truth" end up being wrong.

Actually, I agree with this statement. The current forefront of accepting the truth is the provaccine community. Over 4 billion dollars of settlement money has unambiguously proven this assumption false.

The informed vaccine consent community will be vindicated by history.

At a minimum, it's good to hear that you currently don't feel that you can make an informed decision. That is progress.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The current forefront of accepting the truth is the provaccine community.

Erm… That doesn't mean what you think it means – and wasn't what I was saying, anyway.

At a minimum, it's good to hear that you currently don't feel that you can make an informed decision. That is progress.

I know that the principle of vaccination is sound, and that the smallpox vaccination (now historical) and most bacterial vaccinations are effective. I haven't done much research into viral vaccinations. I have made no progress in this matter recently.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I accept your commitment to your beliefs about vaccines, and your perception of their safety; in spite of the obvious contradtry evidence that and risks that have been presented to you.

You are certainly entitled to your beliefs.

Vaccines may be something that is as good for you and for your family.

I wish you and your family the best of luck in the future.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Vaccines may be something that is as good for you and for your family.

Isn't the whole point of this exercise not blindly accepting that? And yet you seem to be the one entrenched in your beliefs, insisting that I should drop everything and blindly accept what you're saying.

You are not giving a presentation.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sure. Good luck with that.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good luck with what?