I would say that for instance I don’t believe that most alt med stuff works but this is exactly the reason I care that others know this and how we know this. This attitude infuriates me.
The fact is that there are many battles worth fighting, and strong skeptics are fighting one (or perhaps a few) of them. (As I was disgusted to see recently, human sacrifice apparently still happens.) However, I also think it’s ok to say that battle is not the one that interests you. You don’t have the capacity to be a champion for all possible good causes, so it’s good that there is diversity of interest among people trying to improve the human condition.
I totally agree if its not your cup of tea fine. What pisses me off is the line about ” if you don’t believe it exists it seems like a good reason to not be concerned with it”
I would say that for instance I don’t believe that most alt med stuff works but this is exactly the reason I care that others know this and how we know this. This attitude infuriates me.
The fact is that there are many battles worth fighting, and strong skeptics are fighting one (or perhaps a few) of them. (As I was disgusted to see recently, human sacrifice apparently still happens.) However, I also think it’s ok to say that battle is not the one that interests you. You don’t have the capacity to be a champion for all possible good causes, so it’s good that there is diversity of interest among people trying to improve the human condition.
I totally agree if its not your cup of tea fine. What pisses me off is the line about ” if you don’t believe it exists it seems like a good reason to not be concerned with it”