Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA04097 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:21:41 +0100 Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745D68@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: taboos Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:18:08 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
I bet there's a term for this kind of perception that despite evidence to
the contrary people still suspect a risk's presence. (Joe probably knows
what it is, he's got a way with terminology).
In the UK recently there's been a lot of hoo-ha about MMR vaccinations.
People seem totally to want to ignore the epidemiological evidence which
overwhelmingly indicates any relationship between MMR and autism to be
incredibly unlikely (all due to some autism researchers looking to raise
their profile and enhance their funding). Even if there was a relationship
it would be far less of a risk than that of measles if the vaccinations were
given separately- and there is clear evidence of this where kids have died
in measles outbreaks due to separate vaccinations.
Mis-perception of risk is a very interesting area. I wish I knew more about
it...
Vincent
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> From: Kenneth Van Oost
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2001 8:12 pm
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: taboos
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 11:55 AM
> Subject: RE: taboos
>
>
> > Again, urban myth in the sense that it works. In Bush's case, not least
> in
> > the sense that people saw it- in other words it wasn't subliminal
> enough!
> > But that's why it's a silly idea in the first place because it works on
> the
> > basis that the less you are aware of the image/message being sent, the
> more
> > powerful its effects on you.
>
> Hi Vincent, you wrote,
> The logical endpoint here is by not showing
> > anything at all you'll have complete control over people.
>
> <<Yes, this would be very close to the truth, though !!
> On the other hand, making people believe that something isn 't there,
> would make the people " believe " that there is really something...a
> reason
> to jump to legislation !?
> Like, here in my country, the politicians and the police did not find "
> any
> evidence " for the existence of paedophilia networks.
> In the us surrounding countries the police/ politicians found at least
> one.
> So, instead of not believing, the people started to ' believe ' in a
> manipu-
> lation cover- up from out the state !?
>
> And for that matter, now with the foot-and- mouth disease running loose,
> in England you can 't control it anymore, in Germany, France and Holland
> there are farms found, but in Belgium... none !!
> On the one hand, we all think that our politicians made a good job of it,
> keeping the disease out, but...and than again that is a " believe " we all
> share, there
> has to somewhere a catch.... somewhere isn 't right !!
> That kind of ' believing ' we do a lot... we don 't " believe " in the
> full
> meaning of the word, but we find it difficult to see it like it is, that
> is...that
> Belgium is disease free... We don 't buy it !!
> Everytime there is something going on out of the ordinary, we search for
> something ' behind ' the scenes...
> Strange country, strange people....all due to our history I presume....
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kenneth
>
> ( I am, because we are)
>
>
>
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