[jayspell]

Not a troll, appreciate you taking the time to respond. Believe the thread is too deep to respond directly to you. Another question if you have the time - what makes you trust one source over another? For instance when the WHO and CDC don't agree what makes you trust one source over the other?

[dekhn]

I trust the NIH over the CDC over WHO, generally. But actually my trust model for science is very complex because I was trained as a scientist and know how to interpret what they say, including pseudoscientists and well-meaning but clueless doctors. I also keep a close eye on how mainstream changes over time by reading the blogs of various doctors and watching grand rounds. Most of these things wouldn't make sense to a typical Rogan viewer (and would be super-boring anyway) but they do sort of show how the process of beliefs change over time and how to work within the system to get people to agree with you.