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Why so many conspiracy theorists and what to do about them
It’s easy to think of yourself as an independent thinker, but leaning into fringe theories while avoiding mainstream, fact-based science often leads to conspiracist thinking rather than an informed understanding. As interesting and thought provoking as your input is, its readily debunked. You are ultimately an example of why this thread exists. -
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Why so many conspiracy theorists and what to do about them
I agree. This is about Humphries, not Rogan. As for the rest of your post, thanks for the reminder on the official version, that is useful indeed. -
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Why so many conspiracy theorists and what to do about them
Dr. Suzanne Humphries argues that polio never truly disappeared, but was simply renamed after the introduction of the vaccine - reclassified as Guillain-Barré syndrome, coxsackievirus, echovirus, or heavy metal toxicity. She claims that by changing diagnostic criteria, the medical establishment manufactured a dramatic decline in paralytic polio to credit the vaccine. While this theory has gained traction in alternative health circles, it misrepresents the nature of scientific progress and relies on correlation without causation. In reality, polio - defined specifically as paralysis caused by poliovirus infection - has decreased by over 99.99% worldwide since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. From 350,000 paralytic cases annually in 125 countries in the 1980s, we now see fewer than 200 cases per year, primarily limited to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The reduction in cases occurred alongside mass vaccination campaigns, not simply a change in how paralysis was labelled. While diagnostic criteria were refined in the 1950s to require laboratory confirmation and longer-lasting paralysis, this was a product of improved technology and understanding- not manipulation. Moreover, Guillain-Barré syndrome occurs at a rate of 1–2 per 100,000 people per year globally, while non-polio enteroviruses like coxsackie and echovirus cause millions of mostly mild infections annually, with only a small fraction leading to neurological symptoms. These conditions are biologically and clinically distinct from poliomyelitis. And while substances like DDT, mercury, and lead were used widely and are neurotoxic, their epidemiological footprint never matched the scale or seasonal/geographic pattern of true polio outbreaks. Ultimately, polio wasn’t renamed or disguised - it was nearly wiped out through decades of coordinated vaccination, surveillance, and public health efforts. If it had simply been reclassified, we’d still be seeing tens of thousands of children in wheelchairs or iron lungs worldwide. Instead, those numbers have plummeted - because the virus, not just the diagnosis, has been driven to the edge of extinction. Polio is caused by a virus (poliovirus), not a toxin. The virus was isolated in the 1900s, well before DDT was invented. Polio outbreaks occurred before DDT was used, though they were smaller. Most scientists say the apparent correlation is just that - a correlation, not causation. However, DDT is a known neurotoxin, and it can affect the immune system, so it’s not impossible that it made polio infections more severe in some people. So was Eddie Bravo - a flat earth fruit cake... just because someone gets airtime on The Joe Rogan Experience it doesn’t automatically make their ideas valid or truthful. Joe Rogan gives a platform to anyone, no matter how wild or unconventional their views might be, which allows for a wide range of perspectives, whether they’re controversial or not. -
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What Is This Thing?
Thank you. I only saw four legs but definitely you are right with your identification. Weird I have been here 30 years but never seen one of these things.- 1
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White House Defends Abrego Garcia Deportation, Calling Return "Out of the Question"
It's come to this. Most Powerful Man in the World reduced to Daily Mail Compo Face. -
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What Is This Thing?
Mole cricket. Insect. Insects have six legs. Fried mole crickets.
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