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>Then let natural selection run its course to favor reason.

Well we are, and thus the exploding case numbers right now in the anti-vax portions of the US. Darwinism is not a great public health policy though.

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I don't believe in censorship, but that doesn't mean you give people a bullhorn to spout false information. This platforms have a responsibility to not give a bullhorn out in these cases. This isn't censorship, it is not allowing scientifically false claims to spread.

Do you really want Facebook or their contractors to be the arbiters of truth? Putting aside whatever mixed incentives they might have, they're hardly qualified to be authoritative about an uncertain medical situation. And as the top level commenter we're all replying to pointed out, they censored a lot of stuff that turned out to be true. So it's not just a hypothetical concern.

Science is the arbiters of truth, it's a process not a destination. FB needs to stop giving people a loudspeaker, they can say it, but it doesn't get amplified.I'd love to see FB ban all conversations around politics.

We shouldn't be so afraid of some mistakes while the entire world burns down around us. Make mistakes, but due it in the pursuit of a better society.

> exploding case numbers

https://usafacts.org/visualizations/coronavirus-covid-19-spr...

What?

It's not the most palatable, but it is very effective, and should be allowed to proceed unencumbered.

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