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October 19th, 2021 at 7:50:51 AM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942	The real sheep are following the purveyors of fake rightwing news. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

October 19th, 2021 at 7:52:26 AM permalink
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4530	Quote: rxwine The real sheep are following the purveyors of fake rightwing news. But the fake leftwing news is fine? "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin

October 19th, 2021 at 7:53:42 AM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942	Quote: kenarman But the fake leftwing news is fine? No. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

October 19th, 2021 at 8:32:05 AM permalink
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195	Quote: rxwine No. Then why do you keep following it? War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength

October 19th, 2021 at 8:38:04 AM permalink

rxwine

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Quote: kenarman
But the fake leftwing news is fine?

I never talk about it, (because no else here seems to bring it up) but there are Oprah-esque like non-science stuff embraced by some on the left. Questionable claims like from Deepak Chopra. Mediums/spiritualists talking to people's dead relatives. Claims about bringing things to you by thought processes. Various unsubstantiated health devices and food claims.

Jenny McCarthy, who I think is mostly a hollywood liberal promoted a lot of anti-vaccine nonsense long before covid came along.

I didn't even know there was a study on this.

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Recent studies estimate that between 30% to 50% of the population does not adhere to their prescribed therapies, and one of the reasons is pharmacophobia. Pharmacophobia is a fear of medication and a negative attitude toward drugs in general. The aim of this study was to determine predictors of pharmacophobia. 700 participants participated in the study, of which 80.9% were female. The age of the participants ranged from 19 to 62 years (M=26.5, SD=7.41). The instrument consisted of several questionnaires measuring attitudes toward drugs, beliefs about medicine, emotional disgust, medication form preference, tendency for alternative medical habits and the likelihood of believing in conspiracy theories. Also, the demographic data was collected. The research was conducted through an online survey. The results showed that out of the total number of participants, 20.3% evaluated themselves as pharmacophobic, and 79.7% as pharmacophilics. Given the goal of the study, the results obtained suggest that one of the predictors of pharmacophobia is the tendency to believe in conspiracy theories, where the higher inclination to believe in conspiracy theories leads to greater pharmacophobia. Furthermore, the preference for solid drug forms and drugs that are intended for usage through the body cavity also contribute to an explanation of pharmacophobia in a way that pharmacophobic persons do not have a preference toward said medication forms. The predictor that contributes the most in the explanation of pharmacophobia is a negative belief in drugs, suggesting that a person with an expressed negative attitude to medication will probably not adhere to prescribed therapies by doctors.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7270631/

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October 19th, 2021 at 8:39:49 AM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942	Online survey is not much of a study though. Interesting anyway. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

October 19th, 2021 at 8:51:07 AM permalink
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195	Quote: rxwine I never talk about it, (because no else here seems to bring it up) but there are Oprah-esque like non-science stuff embraced by some on the left. Yes. Global Warming. More than 2 genders. That there is a student loan "crisis." Lots of stuff. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength

October 19th, 2021 at 9:01:13 AM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942	Quote: AZDuffman Yes. Global Warming. More than 2 genders. That there is a student loan "crisis." Lots of stuff. Aren't you tired of losing yet? Guess not. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

October 21st, 2021 at 6:14:40 AM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942	Quote: The hunt for Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have led to at least four other bodies being found. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

October 21st, 2021 at 6:59:02 AM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942	At least from the perspective that shipping delays affect Christmas, I'd just as soon see that holiday disappear anyway. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

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