Rationality and Immunization

Rationality and Immunization
Vials of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Theodore Dalrymple
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Commentary

The rational man, said Bertrand Russell, holds his beliefs with a strength that is proportional to the evidence in their favor: to which one might add that he also fears dangers in proportion to their likelihood of their coming to pass.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
Author
Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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