▲ 214 ▼ Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more U.S. parents opt out (www.pilotonline.com) submitted 2 years ago by USAONE@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] chitak166@lemmy.world -19 points 2 years ago (1 child) If experts were always right, you'd have a point. But history has shown that experts will routinely abuse their position of authority to exploit those who do not know any better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) All the more reason to teach people more reliable ways of evaluating claims and information. Then, when an expert—or more likely, a politician—spreads bullshit, people will be better equipped to detect it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chitak166@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Definitely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) All the more reason to teach people more reliable ways of evaluating claims and information. Then, when an expert—or more likely, a politician—spreads bullshit, people will be better equipped to detect it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chitak166@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Definitely. permalink fedilink source parent