Look at it this way: I don't have to have a degree in astronomy, or know how to calculate it, when a subject matter expert tells me it's 4.367 light years to Alpha Centauri.
Similarly, I don't have to be an expert to understand it when the health officials tell me - and show me the numbers - that I can lower my chances of severe effects if I catch the virus by getting vaccinated, and that the side effects of the vaccine are less of a concern than the virus itself.
You can choose to believe that all the experts in all the public health departments and institutions in the world are lying to you, or too stupid to realize they're being duped. You can tell yourself that knowing nothing about the science involved does not interfere with your ability to understand what they're saying, or maybe even that your ignorance of the science gives you special insights.
But all you get by not knowing what you're talking about is misinformation, and it's too bad you're spreading it.
Look at it this way: I don't have to have a degree in astronomy, or know how to calculate it, when a subject matter expert tells me it's 4.367 light years to Alpha Centauri.
Similarly, I don't have to be an expert to understand it when the health officials tell me - and show me the numbers - that I can lower my chances of severe effects if I catch the virus by getting vaccinated, and that the side effects of the vaccine are less of a concern than the virus itself.
You can choose to believe that all the experts in all the public health departments and institutions in the world are lying to you, or too stupid to realize they're being duped. You can tell yourself that knowing nothing about the science involved does not interfere with your ability to understand what they're saying, or maybe even that your ignorance of the science gives you special insights.
But all you get by not knowing what you're talking about is misinformation, and it's too bad you're spreading it.