Why do we assume that a political debate is a good platform for determining who is the best candidate for the presidency, or for getting to the truth of an emotionally charged matter? It’s an effective if ultimately shallow and misleading debate trick.” The technique is also favored by anti-vaxxers like RFK Jr. and incorrigible liars like former President Trump. …
Given that we live in a world in which almost everything, including presidential politics, takes on the trappings of cheap entertainment, it’s no wonder that the purveyors of anti-vaccine and anti-science claptrap are demanding that legitimate experts validate their positions through the spectacle of public debates. — Immunologist John P. Moore When vaccine expert Peter Hotez tweeted a link to …
The ongoing Twitter debate between podcaster Joe Rogan and scientist Peter Hotez regarding vaccine misinformation has sparked a lot of attention and discussion. It’s a video from 2020 featuring the stand-up comedian Bill Burr shutting Rogan with simple Covid-19 logic that has gone viral again. The only COVID-19 debate that ever needs to happen on The Joe Rogan Experience already …
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