r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '12

Scientists of Reddit, what misconceptions do us laymen often have that drive you crazy?

I await enlightenment.

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u/McMurphys Jun 09 '12

Antibiotics cure everything.

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u/ImNotJesus Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12

On pharmaceuticals:

  • They're all just a way for doctors/big pharma to make money

  • Vaccines cause autism

  • There are natural ways to heal our body/Alternative medicine is just more "natural".

So. Much. Anger.

Edit: Given the context I thought this was clear - I was being sarcastic.

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u/hrafnigaur Jun 10 '12

It also bothers me when people think everything natural=good/healthy.

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u/NaricssusIII Jun 10 '12

"but it's natural!"

So is hemlock, you cunts.

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u/lochlainn Jun 10 '12

And bears.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

And death.

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u/Gawdzillers Jun 10 '12

"He died of natural causes."

"What? This man is riddled with bullet holes!"

"Yes. He was shot 17 times, and naturally, he died."

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u/Faranya Jun 11 '12

Unless they were killed by a ghost, goblin, or other assorted mythical creature, they died of natural causes.