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Key takeaways from The Denialist Playbook

On vaccines, evolution and more, rejection of science has followed a familiar pattern Open at source

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In brief, the six principal plays in the denialist playbook are: > Doubt the Science > Question Scientists’ Motives and Integrity > Magnify Disagreements among Scientists and Cite Gadflies as Authorities > Exaggerate Potential Harm > Appeal to Personal Freedom > Reject Whatever Would Repudiate A Key Philosophy
usually not deterred by the extreme isolation of their theories, but rather see it as the indication of their intellectual courage
Once the courts have spoken, and the scientific evidence grows to be overwhelming, one might think that denialists would be out of plays. But there is one last line of defense that reveals the nucleus of denial: It is not that some scientific claim is untrue; it is that it is unacceptable in light of some philosophical commitment
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