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Originally Posted by haertig
And in turn, YOUR statements are driven by YOUR own personal experiences and opinion.
Duh.
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I was reacting to your blanket assertion that people in the US knew little if anything about the AstraZeneca vaccine, where you seemed to extrapolate from your own lack of knowledge to include all your countrymen.
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The nature of debate is to state your belief and possibly (probably!) have that rebutted. Then you reevaluate your viewpoint and either try to strengthen your case, or concede that you were wrong/misinformed. Usually the correct answer is in the middle, so neither side can claim a 100% victory. A concession is not always warranted, sometimes "agree to disagree" is the best resolution.
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Again, wrong. You can’t start from the position that the truth is “usually” somewhere in the middle, most especially when dealing with facts. It’s akin to the idea that all opinions are valid and that people are entitled to opinions that are illogical or based on false information. However, it’s certainly true that people will double down on demonstrable lies and there’s not much if anything that can be said to sway them. More’s the pity.