STOCKHOLM—Lauding the man as one of the greatest minds working in medicine today, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences reportedly awarded 54-year-old Facebook user Darren Weston the Nobel Prize Monday for his own extensive internet research into the dangers of Covid vaccinations. “We are proud to announce that the…
IRL though, the people who say “do your own research” are actually less likely to do their own research.
“Do your own research” is just code for “I don’t have a valid source and I don’t feel like looking for one so you do it.”
Damn straight. I was attracted to the ideas of the Skeptic community when I was a teen. And as this all unraveled and better, more informative, and equally entertaining leftists got me hooked - I’ve learned to patch up these bad behaviors. Now if I want to make a point, I’ll link to a source that echoes that point. Now I can still be wrong, but if I am then the person I’m arguing with has a chance to challenge the rhetoric that has convinced me.