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shohin_branches t1_j3h1vjf wrote

Reply to comment by Better-Win-4113 in A randomized double-blind controlled trial found post-exposure prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was not advantageous for the prevention of COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals with high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The incidence of COVID-19 was similar in both the HCQ group and control. by glawgii

Because they made it through high school and stopped learning so they sit on a Dunning Kruger peak thinking they know everything. Everytime someone says there are only two biological sexes because there are only XX and XY chromosome in women and men, but didn't get to advanced genetics in collage where you learn about trisomies, tetrasomies, pentasomies, and turner's syndrome.

They can't even comprehend how complex the world really is and if it's not simplified to the point they can understand then they pretend it doesn't exist. Makes it easier to act like you know everything when you have no comprehension about what you don't know.

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old_man_mcgillicuddy t1_j3h37rn wrote

The smartest thing I've ever heard a person say is 'I don't have enough information on this subject to have a valid opinion'. That's tough for a lot of people to admit, and it's tougher in a post-truth world to base actions on it. But the simple fact of the matter is, you're probably not an expert in this field, other people are, and unless you've got hard evidence of the global conspiracy to distribute gay 5G wifi DNA in the vaccine, you should probably roll with the odds.

OTOH, people go to casinos, so assuming people understand odds is prolly a stretch.

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rebelolemiss t1_j3h813z wrote

Agree in the broad strokes, but you have to make some decisions for yourself based on the time you can commit and the evidence available. It’s OK to have an opinion as long as it’s able to be backed up. You can’t be an expert in everything but is what the anti-science crowd expects.

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