• RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I find anti-science is going as Carl Sagan predicted it could in his 1995 book.

    I do not meet people who would consider a microscope a useful tool to look at the virus. Their faith is in information on TV or websites, not even considering that the virus can be directly observed. I saw almost nobody asking for a TV show to show microscope footage and taking a test from a person and demonstrating it can be seen. Virus has been on Earth for millions of year, the microscope is the new thing they aren’t facing.

    There is a popularity aspect of misinformation. Sagan teaches about that too.

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      1 year ago

      There were pictures and diagrams of the virus. There was even art made in the virus’ likeness.

      I’ve never seen a claim that COVID-19 was caused by anything other than an observable physical object. There have been many claims that it’s a manmade bioweapon and that vaccines are ineffective and harmful, but I’ve never heard of someone claiming it’s an intangible curse from God or something.