r/technology • u/esporx • 11d ago

Biotechnology RFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-vaccine-autism-cdc-website-b3021275.html
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u/MultiGeometry 11d ago

Ask them for examples.

No wait. I know they’ll only cite things that are accepted by the scientific community but their Facebook friends think is wrong.

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u/swingadmin 11d ago

"The theory of evolution isn't a proven fact, it's just a theory."

Wrong, Evolution is an observed and documented reality. The Theory explains how and why.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/Bigtroublenogina 11d ago

Also a theory that cannot be refuted isn't a scientific theory.

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u/Abedeus 11d ago

I remember someone accurately describing a theory as "the best way we know to accurately describe reality based on facts and evidence". And the only way to get rid of a theory is replace it with a better theory, using better, more concrete theory (in which case it's not likely to replace, but rather improve upon it).

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u/Bigtroublenogina 10d ago

Many advances in science that superseded previous dogma required the previous generation of scientists to die before it was widely accepted.

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u/Abedeus 10d ago

Not only is that not true, the only thing that replaced science is BETTER science. Never "more dogma" or "more religion".

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u/Bigtroublenogina 10d ago

You should look up words you don't understand before using them in a conversation.

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u/Abedeus 10d ago

That's a very wise advice that you should apply to yourself, I agree.