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How do you deal with pseudoscientific bullshit?
I'm not even one to tip my fedora about religion, but I think i've realized how the rejection of scientific fact is a serious threat to society

>mom may or may not have cancer
>starts watching a bunch of crackpot natural health youtubers
>"Germ theory is wrong, our bodies are designed to heal themselves if we just eat healthy"
>"We're supposed to live 150 years like the bible says, it's just that we eat processed foods that make us sick"
>"they want me to do a few tests, but i think i just need to do a parasite detox and get some more vitamin D (the sun doesn't cause caner BTW)"
>"ya know, you should really get rid of the wifi, that radiation is dangerous"
>"chemo doesn't even work for 90% of cancer patients"

I understand the issues with the food and drug industries, but it's getting to the point where legitimate harm is being done. You're not going to cure cancer by drinking carrot juice.
What is there to do? She was never like this, she used to be a fucking normal person, but 2020 really fucking destroyed an entire generation of boomers. "Q said the vaccine is science, and the vaccine is bad so science is bad! CHRIST IS KING"

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