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In reply to the discussion: Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories [View all]HuckleB
(35,773 posts)33. The history of the science knowledge of the matter is often ignored by that trope.
Not that said trope has anything to do with the six conspiracies listed in the OP.
Tobacco and the global lung cancer epidemic
http://med.stanford.edu/biostatistics/abstract/RobertProctor_paper1.pdf
Regarding the science made mistakes tropes? Debunked by real science
http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/regarding-science-mistakes-tropes-debunked/
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We are all powerless victims of very real health insurance/pharmaceutical company conspiracies,
Zorra
Aug 2014
#2
So you're not just trying to put words in my mouth, you're putting sources into my mouth, too.
HuckleB
Aug 2014
#20
I don't like the idea of these conspiracy theories but I can understand why people make them
ck4829
Aug 2014
#3
It's not limitied to Americans, look at consipracy theories in Africa about Ebola
snooper2
Aug 2014
#21
Not a conspiracy theory, most people in Congress think mental illness isn't worth the money
HereSince1628
Aug 2014
#10
My favorite is the 150 MPG carburetor that the oil companies kept off the market. nt
Logical
Aug 2014
#13
This sums up my beliefs perfectly (expressed far more eloquently than I did)
etherealtruth
Aug 2014
#28
The history of the science knowledge of the matter is often ignored by that trope.
HuckleB
Aug 2014
#33