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How Ought We to Protect Society from Itself? Regarding: The Vaccination Fear (Part 2)
How Ought We to Protect Society from Itself? Regarding: The Vaccination Fear (Part 2) As I noted in my last post, disputes regarding vaccinations often find their focus in an alleged causal link between vaccinations and the development of autism. … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Government Interference, Harm Principle, Healthcare, Paternalism, Philosophy, Vaccinations
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How Ought We to Protect Society from Itself? Regarding: The Vaccination Fear (Part 1)
How Ought We to Protect Society from Itself? Regarding: The Vaccination Fear (Part 1) In the last decade, there’s been quite a lot of debate over vaccinations. Often, they regard an alleged causal link between vaccinations and the development of autism. … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Epistemology, Fallacies, Fallacies in Reasoning, Healthcare, Philosophy, Vaccinations
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The Bomb, Duck-and-Cover Drills, and You (today, right now)
Burt the Turtle is getting old enough that he requires an introduction where for a long time none would have been needed. In the 1950s through the 1980s, there existed a real threat that everything on Earth would end in … Continue reading →