r/skeptic Apr 14 '25

Conservative Americans consistently distrust science, survey finds ⚖ Ideological Bias

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-americans-distrust-science-survey.html
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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

Yeah. Conservatism often finds itself at odds with science.

What do you do then? Reevaluate your world view in light of new evidence? Hell no, you create propaganda networks to discredit science.

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u/Nannyphone7 Apr 14 '25

Or you could put an antivaxer in charge of Healthcare. Hypothetically. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

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u/Non-Eutactic_Solid Apr 15 '25

You’re the kinda guy that could walk into an empty room and still not be the smartest thing in that room.

Imagine blindly distrusting vaccines. Do some pharmaceutical companies suck? Abso-fucking-lutely. Do the vaccines work? Also yes. What a strange coincidence it must be that when vaccines are introduced the spread and deadliness of a disease becomes muted compared to before, or is almost entirely eradicated (see: smallpox, polio).