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Dana Bash on CNN calling the BS out

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[–] 12 points 4 weeks ago* (2 children)

He can believe or not believe however the fuck much he wants. I still don't know why "belief" is used so interchangeably with understanding, by basically everyone. When this angonizing hemorrhoid says "I don't believe in germ theory" what he really is saying is "I don't understand germ theory". Germs are there whether he believes or not.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    They're not using the word believe as in having a religious belief. Their using it in the very common, normal usage in which saying "I don't believe X" is synonymous with saying "I don't believe in the accuracy of X."

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  • [–] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Which, when faced with an absolute mountain of evidence, is still tantamount to "I don't believe it". You can say "I don't think that's accurate" but when the entire community of people responsible for checking accuracy tells you that it is accurate, that's not disbelief, that's denial in clown shoes.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

    I'm not saying they're not idiots, but very few people if any can be said to understand most medical realities other than the most simple completely. There are plenty of people in the world that don't understand germ theory who don't say that they don't believe it.

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