"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Malevolence and intent: Two defining characteristics of conspiracy theories

Post author By Orac
Post date September 16, 2023
94 Comments on Malevolence and intent: Two defining characteristics of conspiracy theories

Malevolence is a key characteristic of any conspiracy theory, as antivax conspiracy theories readily indicate. Why is this?

Tags antivaccine, Bill Gates, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, David Rockefeller, depopulation, Federico Nazar, Illuminati, malevolence, Paul Alexander, Plandemic, vaccines, we want them infected

Antivaccine nonsense Skepticism/critical thinking

“I’m a rational theorist, not a conspiracy theorist.”

Post author By Orac
Post date August 16, 2023
112 Comments on “I’m a rational theorist, not a conspiracy theorist.”

Conspiracy theorists hate being called conspiracy theorists. After they try to rebrand themselves as “rational theorists,” hilarity ensues.

Tags conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorist, conspiracy theory, COVID, COVID contrarian, COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 quackery, COVID-19 vaccine, John Cook, Monica Smit, Paul Alexander, Peter McCullough, rational theories, rational theorist, Stephan Lewandowsky

Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Did “Died Suddenly” just die suddenly as a conspiracy theory?

Post author By Orac
Post date May 5, 2023
125 Comments on Did “Died Suddenly” just die suddenly as a conspiracy theory?

No "died suddenly" here! — Notice how stable the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests is.

“Died Suddenly” is a movie and a conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccines are causing young people to drop dead but “they” are trying to suppress the evidence. I guess a new study showing no correlation between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden death is just part of “Their” effort.