How MoveOn.org of you. "...total fringe behavior" was in evidence in the Founding Fathers, as in many scientists who work was denigrated until later adopted. "Trusting in the general common sense of Americans, the vaccine was well embraced when it came out" is quite akin to "trusting" the election of Biden over Trump.
"It is stunning to watch the loss of western thought and broad curiosity" excepting when that "curiosity" is not approved not only by you but by "the general commonsense of Americans." How "two weeks to flatten" something or the other. "Broad curiosity" includes those "fringes" which you denigrate.
And if you personally want to "shrug and move one," why write the comment as you did? Just shrug and move on. Others won't. Your own confirmation bias is showing.
Excellent analogy! We need more effective analogies like yours to get readers like me to open a shell to see if there's a peanut is in it.
What have I said that incorporates confirmation bias? I am interpreting the data. Not searching for data to fit my preconceived conclusions.
You do not adequately answer that instead starting off with the ad hominem attack (“How moveon.org of you).
I cannot accept your definitions nor your conclusions. I am not denigrating any fringe. I am pointing out that there is fringe thought on both sides. I would suggest that we look at data to discern the truth. Instead many have, as in this case, attempted to wedge their opinion into data to confirm their thoughts. This article is superb evidence of someone who doesn’t understand what she is speaking about as it is total gibberish. It also demonstrates little interest as it is a small blog with minimal broad discussion — the same few people.
Did you read the actual site? The comments?