They might fear becoming an outsider to their friends and family.
They might fear getting stuck in a 3 hour queue at the vaccine hub.
Can’t convince someone to change their mind if you don’t understand what’s driving them. Just because we think their reasoning is stupid, doesn’t mean that it isn’t real to them.
And I want to be extremely clear. Anti-vax is indefensible, but if I was to attack an anti-vax person with the full force of my feeling on the issue, it would end in a fight and they’d never change their mind. So if you want to get them to change, you need to come at it from a different angle.
You don’t know that. You’re making an assumption on behalf of every single religious person.
There are plenty of people that follow doctrine because that is their worldview, not because they ‘fear’ what will happen if they don’t subscribe to it.
‘Might’ is the keyword here.
I don’t disagree with you generally. But my point is, that not every anti-vaxxer position stems from fear. Plenty of it is ideological.
Fear/pain/confusion/doubt/hurt/deception/belief, there is always an underlying reason why people make certain choices and decisions in their life. Trying to force them to change based on your own (plural) or societies overall standard is not an easy thing to do.
Changing your mind on something comes at a personal price.
Science prides itself on reviewing the latest data. But it often doesn’t work. Most big changes in scientific thinking come when all the old scientists with the old beliefs die and the young ones run with the new ideas.
For family members and friends who are down the antivax rabbit hole, the softly, softly process is a good option, or just set boundaries and not talk about it with them if they are completely set.
It’s like dealing with people entrapped in a cult.
For those on the fence, good options are to talk about their concerns, act to deescalate situations and through questions guide their thinking.
