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History is full of beliefs that turned out to be 100% false, despite their prevailing narratives being untouchable shibboleths at the time. Those that spoke out could expect severe punishment – many a heretic has suffered a fiery end, despite being on the right side of history.
Throughout such episodes, many nice people put aside raging cognitive dissonance and clung – firmly, though incorrectly – to their belief systems.
A current prevailing belief system of our times is the ‘Covid Vaccine Saviour’ narrative.
A current prevailing belief system of our times is the ‘Covid Vaccine Saviour’ narrative.
While I was a sceptic from the start, it would be fair to say that I was in a minority on this matter. It is still not entirely clear to me how the Saviour narrative established itself, or how it survived as long as it did.
