The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition-thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not. (Michael Shermer)

The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition-thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not.

Michael Shermer

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