Anecdote Supremacy and the Collapse of Population Thinking
By Dr. Kione Teta, ND, LAc · February 1, 2026 · The Dangers of Science Denialism - Part 2: 3(10)
Human beings are storytelling animals. Long before we understood statistics or probability, we learned through narrative: this happened to me, this happened to someone I love, therefore this is how the world works. Science denialism exploits this instinct with devastating efficiency.
This is the opening of the article. The full piece is on Kione's Substack for paid subscribers.