Posted: Jul 03, 2019 4:50 pm
It's even worse than you thought.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/scie ... heory.html
Don't waste your time proposing effective rational arguments against vaccine denial (or, indeed, any of the dastardly threats to rationality that are the lifeblood of this place) until you know the denialist or conspiracist is sincere.
The quote above does not state that the line between fantasy and reality is constructed; only that it is somewhat passé.
In fact, even claims to be searching for effective arguments, if not actually insincere, are... irrelevant.
But the internet has achieved something even more cynical. It has made belief irrelevant. As soap operas have been supplanted by reality television and now YouTube vlogging, the line between fantasy and reality has become somewhat passé. Conspiracy theorizing is no longer stigmatized; it’s just for fun.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/scie ... heory.html
Don't waste your time proposing effective rational arguments against vaccine denial (or, indeed, any of the dastardly threats to rationality that are the lifeblood of this place) until you know the denialist or conspiracist is sincere.
The quote above does not state that the line between fantasy and reality is constructed; only that it is somewhat passé.
In fact, even claims to be searching for effective arguments, if not actually insincere, are... irrelevant.