Denialism as Applied Skepticism: Philosophical and Empirical Considerations
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-018-0054-0
Abstract: AbstractThe scientific community, we hold, often provides society with knowledge—that the HIV virus causes AIDS, that anthropogenic climate change is underway, that the MMR vaccine is safe. Some deny that we have this knowledge, however,… read more here.
Keywords: applied skepticism; skepticism philosophical; denialism applied; suppressing belief ... See more keywords
Escaping the Reality of the Pandemic: The Role of Hopelessness and Dissociation in COVID-19 Denialism
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DOI: 10.3390/jpm12081302
Abstract: Background: Denialism of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severely affected governments’ attempts to contain the spread of the virus. Indeed, groups of deniers showed scepticism and misinformation toward the causes of the virus, leading to less… read more here.
Keywords: hopelessness; denialism; escaping reality; dissociation ... See more keywords