It’s always amazing to me, how you can have all the connections laid out, all the conflicts of interest, all the reasons that what Expert X says or Study Y “proves” may actually not be all that trustworthy — and yet, people will refuse to acknowledge even the possibility of doubt, holding firm to their faith in Expert X or Study Y. Now, this is fine when it’s a question of whether or not eating potato chips makes you fat, or whether blondes truly have more fun — but when it’s a question of “knowing” that Saddam is developing nuclear weapons, or “knowing” that injecting children with mercury is perfectly safe…I can only scratch my head…
BY TOM TOMORROW