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[opabinia]

Here's the root cause of my frustration with science in the movies: People generally misunderstand how science works to begin with. Movies tell them that more DNA is better. Then people vote on legislation that affects the progress of research and medicine.

I'm not saying films should educate people. It's just not that hard to make something fictional that doesn't anti-educate. Throw in some expository dialogue. Leave out abused technical terms. Confusion and ambiguity are fine.

To exaggerate: If you show people noisy explosions in space, or wizards, it's not likely to affect whether we'll cure Type 1 Diabetes in the next hundred years. Suggest that we can transmogrify people into space-shrimp with prune juice, and it's a wonder we can still get vaccines.

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[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

To me skepticism means evaluating claims based upon the scientific consensus. Thus I reject astrology because I don't find it taught in psychology departments. As for the Hepatitis B vaccine, it is recommended by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Are there any scientific or medical organizations of similar caliber that advise against Hepatitis B vaccines?