Nice post on denial by a solid science writer. Self-denial is a pretty interesting phenomenon. Seems to me to be related to the placebo effect, a sort of sub-conscious/self-lie, but I don’t know enough to say for sure. kqedscience: Doubt and Denialism: Vaccine Myths Persist in the Face of Science“Many people continue to doubt the evidence for climate change, evolution and vaccine safety, even though the scientific consensus on these issues is rock solid. “Denialism” can take many forms, but most scholars agree that simply raising doubt about an issue can undercut the legitimacy of an entire corpus of scientific evidence in the public’s mind.” Read more from KQED QUEST blogger Liza Gross. HIGH RES

Nice post on denial by a solid science writer. Self-denial is a pretty interesting phenomenon. Seems to me to be related to the placebo effect, a sort of sub-conscious/self-lie, but I don’t know enough to say for sure.

kqedscience:

Doubt and Denialism: Vaccine Myths Persist in the Face of Science

“Many people continue to doubt the evidence for climate change, evolution and vaccine safety, even though the scientific consensus on these issues is rock solid. “Denialism” can take many forms, but most scholars agree that simply raising doubt about an issue can undercut the legitimacy of an entire corpus of scientific evidence in the public’s mind.” 

Read more from KQED QUEST blogger Liza Gross.

#denial  #cognitive dissonance  #science  #myths  
∞  08/08/12 at 02:47pm via science.kqed.org
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