My post may be off-base as it occurs to me I have little awareness of when you have posted something of a critical nature.
What I mean by posture in a binary sense with respect to this subject - 1)pro-covid jab and 2)anti-covid jab and a tally of criticisms lodged as a function of both posture types.
Forgive me, English isn't my first language so I still don't quite get what you mean.
As you've noted, I haven't been part of the discussion. All I've posted was the correction to an article that was linked, because I know from experience that many people read the original article but not the correction made later. (That's just human psychology, that has nothing to do with anybody in particular on this forum.)
I also don't intend to be part of the discussion for two reasons: 1) I don't like to involve myself until I feel like I know enough about a topic. I have very high standards for myself - ask anyone.
2) I'm a moderator, so I have a 'duty' to stay neutral.
I called out Larry on moral grounds that have nothing to do with Covid - wishing a group of people would die is despicable. That has nothing to do with the group itself either - swap lefties for righties, women, men, jews, gays, what have you, and I would have responded the same.
If you want to know how I feel about Covid vaccines itself - I'm for personal choice on the basis of the liberal moral principle of self-ownership. Everyone should decide for themselves if they do or do not want to get vaccinated, as each individual's situation is different. I only want that decision to be based on true information rather than misinformation. (Hence me posting the correction to the article linked, and beyond that, staying out of it.) In practice, that probably means contemplating your own moral principles, and discussing your situation with your doctor and coming up with a treatment plan together.
(Most doctors and scientists truly care about the truth of the medicine and doing what's best for the patients (the two are intertwined) - you don't last very long in the profession if you don't. Of course, as anywhere, there are exceptions. Psychopaths, frauds, etc. I'm trained as a scientist, although not currently working in the field, and I've met both kinds.)
In addition to that, I feel rather disgruntled with the current trend of religiously politicizing everything and constantly arguing in bad faith.
"Vaccines and scientists and doctors are the next coming of Jesus! Praise the lord Fauci! If you ask any questions, you're against science itself! Clap for the heroes of the NHS!" Barf.
"Vaccines and doctors and scientists are literally evil! They're hiding the truth from you and only want your money! Don't believe anything you're told!" Barf.
If that's what you mean when you say
Really, the pro-covid side's behavior is disgusting and wholly indicts itself as having virtually no intent to simply seek truth.
then I will say, yes, there are people who act like that.
There are also people who act like that on the anti-covid side. (Aren't we all anti-covid? LOL. I'll just assume you mean pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine.
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Confirmation bias is human psychology, it has little to do with the ideas themselves.