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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You can thank anti vax religious groups.

[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Religion is the gateway drug. If you can get people to believe that, you can get them to believe anything.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the hippies in my area that are the anti vaxxers.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

its as if it has nothing to do with religion or being a hippie and all about being on extreme ends of the political spectrum.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My friends aren't extremist. It's just a fundamental distrust of our government, which given our current states, is justified, rationally or not.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

its justified? yikes im glad im anti-social

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You trust your government and who it's working for?

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah why? are you actually going to argue vaccines right now?

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My argument isn't about vaccines. It's just anecdotal reasons behind the motivations of certain groups. I'm not anti-vax because I have a bit of understanding of the science behind it. But blindly trusting your government is also dangerous.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

man so many people on here live existing lives being paranoid.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not just here, it's everywhere. Conspiracy theories run rampant in all places. No one is able to trust anything when there's so much mis/disinformation out there.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

im ok. i dont walk though everyday paranoid about this stuff, im more paranoid about my health because of how i eat.

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's fair. Self care is important. I wish you well in your efforts.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago

no, i have BPD so im just fucked up and eat bad shit sometimes dispite not wanting to die from a heart attack or stroke. im more concered about that then going outside and being scared.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

am religious, still got my vaccines and going for my COVID and Flu next week. next generalizing you would like to make?

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i get that but its not the fault of religion. not every religious person is anti-vaxx

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

well im roman catholic, and from what i've read in the bible and from what the pope hasn't said about vaccines, theres nothing i find that stops me from taking it that's against my faith, and i also don't take the bible literally as of course there are things that i consider not "cannon" anymore (like the topics on homosexuals, i support gay rights).