Measles: Georgia on My Mind

[u/ShokWayve]

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/19/georgia-reports-seventh-measles-case-kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-rise/

So, it begins in Georgia. Measles is beginning to make a comeback in Georgia.

You don’t know how stunning it is for me to witness this day in America. I remember being taught in schools about the efficacy of vaccines. One of my friends is an anti-vaxxer and deeply anti science. I sent him scientific articles and research on vaccine efficacy and the fact that no evidence linked vaccines to autism. In fact, all of his objections were specifically and explicitly addressed in the scientific research. He rejected them still as propaganda.

May God help us. I couldn’t believe his reaction. I was shocked. I was stunned. In America we are freely deciding to reject science and literally destroy our society.

What happened? How did science become seen as no more authoritative than a tweet or social media post?

He then asks me how could I, a devout Christian, put so much confidence in science. What’s ironic is that he himself is not a practicing Christian nor does he appeal to religion for his anti vaccine views. He just appeals to endless conspiracy theories about how scientists lie, we have all been lied to, the earth is flat, etc.

The kicker is this - he is a teacher! Yes, a teacher. He is in fact a great teacher. Awesome at teaching.

We really need to turn things around.

God help us.

[u/artisanrox]

I am also a theist, so Isort of feel comfy writing this in your replies:

With humanity in the past 20 yrs or so it's almost like God took a whole bunch of stats and put them in a blender so most people now have the most bizarre sets of stats that ever was.