TobiasTheViking
17th August 2006, 09:08 PM
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Presentation Title: Autism: Anti-vaxers, Pseudosolutions and the consequences.
Abstract:
The presentation would show:
- How and why anti-vaxers exist.(People want something they can
believe in, someone/thing to blame. People need a cause for the
problem.)
- How and why anti-vaxers believe what they believe.(Trying to take
control of the problem, or in bad cases just wanting profit or
publicity.)
- How and why parents choose to believe anti-vaxers.(Need to do
something personally to remedy the situation.)
- The myth of a cure.(People are desperate for a quick solution)
- How and why people make pseudosolutions.(Same as above, trying to
take control of the world, or profit/publicity)
- How and why parents choose to go with those non solutions.(same as
above, need to do something)
- What the consequnces are.(children are subjected to dangerous, and
sometimes directly harmfull operations, while proper treatment is
diminished, ignored, or becomes obsolete through the harm done by the
"cure")
- Who are to blame.(The anti-vaxer groups, and the media who report
information that is factually, scientificaly and morally wrong. Some
parents are to blame, and some parents are too gullible. It is too
dangerous to simply/solely blame the parents)
- Why they aren't being held accountable.(Both the media, the
anti-vaxers and the willfully ignorant parents.)
- Are there any solutions?
This is important for the JREF mission as it will showcase a specific
case of how harm is done and performed by groups who should, by now,
know better. And who should be held accountable. This will show direct
harm caused by the anti-vaxer groups, and will show how these groups
and the media are, if not directly responsible for the consequences,
atleast accomplices to the consequences. Especially in cases where the
result have been death it is important to show the inherent link.
AV requirements:
Nothing except for PowerPoint required.
Publications/ References:
http://www.autismmyths.com though i haven't updated it enough. i'm bad.
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=59862 <- replies #4, #7
Also, go bid for a date with me, remember, with this there is the possibility that i might present something on sunday at TAM :)
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=61822
Presentation Title: Autism: Anti-vaxers, Pseudosolutions and the consequences.
Abstract:
The presentation would show:
- How and why anti-vaxers exist.(People want something they can
believe in, someone/thing to blame. People need a cause for the
problem.)
- How and why anti-vaxers believe what they believe.(Trying to take
control of the problem, or in bad cases just wanting profit or
publicity.)
- How and why parents choose to believe anti-vaxers.(Need to do
something personally to remedy the situation.)
- The myth of a cure.(People are desperate for a quick solution)
- How and why people make pseudosolutions.(Same as above, trying to
take control of the world, or profit/publicity)
- How and why parents choose to go with those non solutions.(same as
above, need to do something)
- What the consequnces are.(children are subjected to dangerous, and
sometimes directly harmfull operations, while proper treatment is
diminished, ignored, or becomes obsolete through the harm done by the
"cure")
- Who are to blame.(The anti-vaxer groups, and the media who report
information that is factually, scientificaly and morally wrong. Some
parents are to blame, and some parents are too gullible. It is too
dangerous to simply/solely blame the parents)
- Why they aren't being held accountable.(Both the media, the
anti-vaxers and the willfully ignorant parents.)
- Are there any solutions?
This is important for the JREF mission as it will showcase a specific
case of how harm is done and performed by groups who should, by now,
know better. And who should be held accountable. This will show direct
harm caused by the anti-vaxer groups, and will show how these groups
and the media are, if not directly responsible for the consequences,
atleast accomplices to the consequences. Especially in cases where the
result have been death it is important to show the inherent link.
AV requirements:
Nothing except for PowerPoint required.
Publications/ References:
http://www.autismmyths.com though i haven't updated it enough. i'm bad.
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=59862 <- replies #4, #7
Also, go bid for a date with me, remember, with this there is the possibility that i might present something on sunday at TAM :)
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=61822