RE: Covid19: An Antivaccer Story and the Power of Research
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It's always the same thing when it comes to conspiracy theories and antivaxxers issue. The scientific method isn't about trying to prove you're right, rather it's doing research trying to prove you're wrong. We got an inherent bias that drives us to search more about the things that support our claims to protect an ego. Because it makes us uncomfortable to acknowledge we are wrong especially when our thoughts have been called into question in public.
You have a problem, gather data, make a hypothesis, then test to see if you're wrong or right. Then keep retesting until you can reliably replicate results and draw a conclusion. But even with the conclusion you have to understand that your research can still be proven wrong.
You never see this people talk in a scientific way. It's more about he says she says I heard this and that story or misrepresentation of an existing idea twisted to their own agenda. I'm not one to believe immediately in any conspiracy theory but I have to acknowledge that some theories have been proven true while most have been debunked.
You either become a scientist out there researching for ways to prove you are wrong, or be the delusional type that only seeks information to serve their own interpretation.
what an awesome comment! The interesting thing is that by definition (at least in greek) consipancy is when 2 or more people plot something secretly together with bad intentions, so basically, everything can be deemed as a conspiracy but as per usual we (humans) have taken the word to a new meaning.
I totally agree with everything you said and the sad thing to me is that people that are supposed to study and managed to get their degrees to have opinions like that. For example, in that example, i had in my post it's ok on a degree for a villager to have opinions like that i get it. i won't mention the thousands that are against vaccines and stuff, a friend of mine send this video to a group chat mentioning how the bad media are against the guy that knows the truth.
we are 5 in that group chat, 2 supported him and the worst thing is that the guy has a masters on chemistry...
Ultracrepidarians. That's my favorite word for it. You just ask someone for their credibility and then distinguish between what they say is a fact or opinion. Anyone is entitled to their opinions, but this is not synonymous to expert opinions, you need some expertise for the latter.
We live in modern times, our tech and science may have advanced but our way of thinking as a race hasn't lived up to that point. We are rational enough to be irrational and that is our own undoing as a race. You can't change these people if you address them as a group.
It takes persuasion at an individual level because when you tackle the issue as a group, everyone else will be watching everyone else just to see who will go along with it or against the group. That's the hazard of group thinking.
heheh you think i don't know :P
Ultracrepidarians first time i am hearing about this and ofc i did a little bit of digging. turns out the term has some greek origin which makes even cooler in my eyes, as i am greek and i had no clue about it :P I'll guess i'll use it :P