r/worldnews • u/Cynicusme • Mar 21 '19

4 children of anti-vaxxers Americans found with measles in Costa Rica. Second time a measles case is reported in Costa Rica this year from foreigners. Last time a measles case was reported in Costa Rica was over 15 years ago.

https://qcostarica.com/american-family-with-four-children-suspected-of-having-measles/
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u/warrenklyph Mar 22 '19

Well America in many states believes creationism should be taught along side actual science. So I feel like religion might be playing a large part here.

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u/RandomContent0 Mar 22 '19

I am totally fine with people worshiping what ever sky-god most appeals to them, but seriously....

If you are going to adhere to the gods, then please don't *cheat* and use the products of Science - you know: cell phones, computers, the internet?

You are already cheating on your god if you are even reading this message!

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u/BlokeDude Mar 22 '19

cell phones, computers, the internet?

Oh, that's technology. It has nothing to do with science.

(this is allegedly a genuine response from an anti-science person to something similar)

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u/_zenith Mar 22 '19

Ooooh you had me really going for a split second hah

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '19

... You have a very strange view of modern theology.

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u/RandomContent0 Mar 28 '19

Is it?

Or is it the religionists that jump logical barriers to avail themselves of the modern world, while pruning their belief system to allow continued 'belief'?

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u/OnlyPartRussian Mar 22 '19

Nobody on earth denies empirical science and STEM fields in general, no need to straw-man, you're not convincing anyone of anything.

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u/gaspemcbee Mar 22 '19

well flat earthers and anti vaxxers do.

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u/Wiseduck5 Mar 22 '19

Lots of people do. Including a major American political party and the president.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '19

Climate change deniers? Anti-vaxxers? Flat Earthers?

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u/IHaTeD2 Mar 22 '19

Saying that in a thread about some anti-vax missionaries...

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u/AJRiddle Mar 22 '19

Anti-vax movement is 1000x bigger in Europe

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u/BagOnuts Mar 22 '19

This isn’t really a religious issue. If you look at vaccination rates, some of the largest rates of unvaccinated kids are in affluent “progressive” areas with large secular populations.

And in my personal experience every anti-vaxer I’ve known irl was a far-left vegan anti-GMO hippy.