I had a discussion last week with my pharmacist about getting the vaccine. I asked what the benefit was to me.
She said if I got the virus my symptoms would be lessened and I probably wouldn't die. The other pharmacist chimed in that I could get a "vaccine passport" and get some of my human rights back. That's a political argument, not a medical one.
The first pharmacist said that she relied on "science" intimating, of course, that I was not only ignorant but illiterate. When she saw I wasn't buying it she said she was protecting her four year old at home.
Now, I don't use emotional arguments, I guess when I went to school logic and reason ruled, but now it's "science". Using logic to fight "science" I asked her if she knew how many people under 20 had died in Ontario from Covid since this started. (The answer is FIVE, probably all had co-morbidities.) She didn't know, and began to tell me how she is worried about the whole world, not just our little part of it, where there is virtually no Covid, by the way.
The worst part, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE STATISTICS WERE. You would think that a person of "science" would want to know the statistics which are actual facts.
My conclusion? For her "science"=fear. Maintaining her fear and believing her narrative requires her to cloak herself in ignorance. I hope the truth starts seeping through the ignorance and fear. Soon.
Rights can’t be taken away, only crimes committed by government. Pharmacists are not MDs.
You should give her a book on critical thinking.