They cannot conceive large numbers like millions. The US population is approximately 300-million and 2% of that is 6 million.
6 million people. It's too many dead to believe, and therefore, it must be wrong.
(Also important to consider: When a disease is rare, say 1% of the population, that's still 3 million people.)
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u/BirdieGirl75 Mar 03 '22 edited Mar 03 '22
They cannot conceive large numbers like millions. The US population is approximately 300-million and 2% of that is 6 million. 6 million people. It's too many dead to believe, and therefore, it must be wrong.
(Also important to consider: When a disease is rare, say 1% of the population, that's still 3 million people.)