Engaging with the Terminally Stupid

[rainbow]

How do you counter the following arguments?

1.They got it wrong about Covid in the beginning, so why should we trust them?
2. Internet research shows that the vaccine kills more people than Covid.
3. Science isn't always right.
4. Science is based on theories, so it can't be proven.
5. The Truth is more important than Facts.

[Hermit]

Like this:

[aufbahrung]

Stupid are nearly always popular because bookworms will always be bookworms

[Hermit]

Stupid are nearly always popular because bookworms will always be bookworms

That makes as little sense as saying bookworms are nearly always unpopular because stupid will always be stupid.

[Joe]

How do you counter the following arguments?

1.They got it wrong about Covid in the beginning, so why should we trust them?
2. Internet research shows that the vaccine kills more people than Covid.
3. Science isn't always right.
4. Science is based on theories, so it can't be proven.
5. The Truth is more important than Facts.

Change the subject to sports.

[rainbow]

How do you counter the following arguments?

1.They got it wrong about Covid in the beginning, so why should we trust them?
2. Internet research shows that the vaccine kills more people than Covid.
3. Science isn't always right.
4. Science is based on theories, so it can't be proven.
5. The Truth is more important than Facts.

Change the subject to sports.

>>Yebbut Trump claimed he made the vaccine.
<<No, No that was Fauci
>>I thought it was Bill Gates
<<Anyway the WHO lied
>> What was the lie?
<<That it would be over by Easter
>>I think that was Trump
<<Fake News!
>>Here it is on a video...
<<From Mainstrean Media, sure

[macdoc]

Covid is working on it

[Joe]

Yeah, that's my thought.

[Brian Peacock]

Remember when we used to say that the religious were stupid, when really they'd just been primed and triggered by authority to accept certain things on faith, and to reject others because they didn't match what they'd already been told?

Telling people they're stupid because they're ignorant or ill-informed, or been lied to, or manipulated isn't going to 'win' any arguments.

[laklak]

Can't win against stupid.

[Joe]

And if you can't win, don't play.

[pErvinalia]

derp

[Joe]

[aufbahrung]

World isn't in too good a shape following that logic. Sure you don't want to play?

[Joe]

I wonder if bingo will become an Olympic event?