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Actually, studying medicine is NOT the same as doing scientific research. One can be a skilled eye doctor and yet still know diddly about

Posted by: BSmurf on Feb 03, 13:34 in response to MrZero's post Rand Paul is an Opthamologist, and the son of an...

actual scientific method and how conclustions are reached.

My garbageman is terrific at picking up the refuse at the curb each week, but I would not use him as a reseource on proper mass waste disposal management to prevent toxins form entering the groundwater.

Same with Rand Paul: he may be terrific at having you read an eye chart and prescribing glasses, but what the heck does he know about researching new optical medicines and procedures? Likely little to none.

<CAPTAIN STUPIDITY>. AOL: GOP's Chris Christie: Parents Should Have Choice In Vaccinations. RotoHockeyYTD2014 Feb 02, 17:31

LIVESCIENCE: Five (5) Dangerous Vaccination Myths. RotoHockeyYTD2014 Feb 02, 17:32

Not to worry Jeb will be the GOP's choice in 16 unless Walker comes from behind, either way more of the same. {nm} JWL Feb 02, 17:58

but using his government power to forcibly quarantine a (potential) Ebola patient? A-okay! charlie Feb 02, 18:23

<PRIVATE UNINFORMED>. In the US, vaccination records are a requirement for children to attend school. Some vaccinations are questionable Rocket123 (aka PVL Admin) Feb 02, 19:55

[Texas Resident] The HPV mandate was never implemented aggie2145 Feb 03, 07:51

Actually, many parents opt out of ALL vaccinations for their children. Which puts everyone at risk. {nm} DTravel Feb 03, 20:24

Rand Paul is another anti-science idiot. Antibody Feb 03, 10:17

I have a hard time discerning between "anti-science" and willing scientific ignorance in these people. Maybe it's the same, I dunno. {nm} BSmurf Feb 03, 10:59

Rand Paul is an Opthamologist, and the son of an OB/GYN...clearly he's an idiot, and scientifically illiterate. MrZero Feb 03, 11:24

That kinda makes it worse. {nm} RogerMore Feb 03, 11:47

Clearly. There's no scientific evidence for anti-vaxxers belief. All have been debunked by the scientific community. {nm} Antibody Feb 03, 12:13

even Dr. Ben Carson says they're safe charlie Feb 03, 13:16

Actually, studying medicine is NOT the same as doing scientific research. One can be a skilled eye doctor and yet still know diddly about BSmurf Feb 03, 13:34

that's fair: MD =\= researcher. But if you want to suggest a med school grad could be scientifically illiterate... MrZero Feb 03, 13:52

There are doctors who believe the world is no older than 7,000 years old. That is the "willing scientific ignorance" I refer to. It's BSmurf Feb 03, 16:06

. . . among other idiocies {nm} charlie Feb 03, 13:15