"Woo Wars" - What is "Woo"?

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88. Many of the people

who are using the term have different definitions for it, as evident by this thread. Perhaps the word should be retired.

I don't care about most of "those things," but like many people, I do have my pet peeves, and mine are vaccines and GMOs. These are two things that are very beneficial to humans, yet are often demonized for reasons that aren't based on science. Some people cannot be vaccinated, but the rest of us being vaccinated helps protect them from terrible diseases, yet many people are getting the idea that vaccines cause autism even though study after study says otherwise. GMOs have helped feed many people who would have gone hungry and have helped to keep food prices down. I understand there are legitimate concerns about the politics surrounding GMOs, and those can hopefully be addressed through legislation, but GMOs have been a boon for many poor people around the world. Yet many people are afraid of them for reasons that seem more vague to me than the fear of vaccines.