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Thank you for at least admitting that the vaccines we have are vaccines and not trying to claim (as some have) that an old dictionary definition they dug up somewhere somehow means they aren’t vaccines.

As to your point, it depends on the claim. If someone is claiming that the efficacy is actually lower than advertised, I would say that’s not absurd on its face and I would ask for their data demonstrating that to be the case. If someone says the vaccines are full of mind control microchips (and yes, people here are actually claiming this or are referencing people as “experts” who are claiming this), then yeah, I’m going to laugh at that. It’s ridiculous.

There’s a thread active right now asking if Israel is giving everyone a placebo and altering all the COVID-19 tests to make it look like the vaccine is working. May as well claim that the lizard people are using witchcraft to change our reality. Yeah, I’m going to laugh at that by posting images of dinosaurs building Stonehenge.

Thank you for at least admitting that the vaccines we have are vaccines.

I was just re-reading my post, and I caught that error right before I read your post.

Of course the 'vax' are not 'vaccines'. That's been gone over and over on these threads.

My mistake.

I’m going to laugh at that. It’s ridiculous.

Yeah, I’m going to laugh at that by posting images of dinosaurs building Stonehenge.

And you're going to keep on comparing 'vax skepticism' to space aliens, lizard people, and bird drones. Cause its what you do.

With regards to Israel using placebos. What is so earth shattering about governments downplaying the effects of a 'disaster'?

Where have you been all your life, listening to Mick Jagger music and bad-mouthing your country?

...that an old dictionary definition they dug up somewhere somehow means they aren’t vaccines.
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A standard scientific definition that was literally changed to benefit the current situation just a few months ago, concurrent with the *rollout*.

It was/is classic memory-hole procedure.

It only works if all you are allowed to use for reference is the on-line version of a specifically woke website that uses *dictionary* in its designation.

Some of us still have official paper copies of actual English and medical dictionaries that were current as of 3 months ago.

It is standard practice to designate *obsolete* or historical terms as such. Not one paper dictionary even has a nod to “herd-immunity is that acquired by a vaccine”. Not even as colloquial.

And I am a word nerd who has been reading dictionaries for 70 years and actually anticipates new editions.