Vaccines are a plot by big pharma!

[KichigaiNeko]

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Very true. In fact, the person who started off telling me all this vaccine paranoia garbage, I think he was an atheist. Just because you don't believe in God doesn't mean you can't believe in a whole other host of batshit conspiracy theories. He sounded like a liberal Alex Jones.

I actually got into an argument (also on FB) with a former schoolmate who was studying to become a nurse and who was passing along anti-vax stuff. I - and another of her friends - spent a lot of time posting studies refuting her shit (which consisted of one of those nice meme-style photos talking about the evils of Big Pharma/vax) with studies and sourced articles, and she eventually unfriended me.

Now, I know I can be a real asshole on this board, but I spent a good deal of time being VERY friendly to her trying to explain where she'd got it wrong, because if she was studying to be a nurse, I wanted her to actually take it into account.

It didn't much matter. It doesn't matter what approach you take with these people - when they want to keep their beliefs, they will cover their ears so they don't have to hear sense.

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Just got some news that my sister is going vegan...why?...because of a youtube video!

Youtube has some well-sourced videos as well as shite. I'd have asked who had made the video and what the reasoning was for going on the diet.

I did ask, and was not given an answer, only a defensive posture from her and her mum. The niece was vegetarian any way (Pilates instructor) and she has been like that most of her young life.

The 'video' was cited as the sole reason for going vegan. I am not privy to any more information, I just thought it was strange to base your life choices solely on some video on the internet.

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You are not the only one who is viewed as an arsehole because you ask questions SQ.

Anyway, her choice, her body, her reasons. Why do people get all defensive because you question what they are doing and why? Sheesh, next time won't show any interest at all.