26th June 2017, 8:52 AM
This video covers literally everything I could say, sparing the details of specific children dying of preventable diseases (because it is a comedy show after all).
Okay, one other thing. That "definition of insanity" quote that Einstein definitely didn't say? Well, it is absolutely not the definition of insanity. The definition of insanity is
1.the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
2.Law. such unsoundness of mind as frees one from legal responsibility,as for committing a crime, or as signals one's lack of legal capacity,as for entering into a contractual agreement.
3.Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.
4.
1.the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
2.Law. such unsoundness of mind as frees one from legal responsibility,as for committing a crime, or as signals one's lack of legal capacity,as for entering into a contractual agreement.
3.Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.
4.
I know, but still. Also, that definition isn't nearly specific enough for the medical community, which have written numerous entire books filled with literally the current definition of insanity on a case by case basis.
Lastly, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" isn't even always irrational. Throwing dice has "different results" every time, and if you're about to say "But DJ, clearly you didn't throw the dice the exact same way under the exact same conditions every time." well NOW who's being pedantic? Also, THAT level of detail was never implied by the quote, nor is it ever applied to cases where the exact same starting conditions apply literally every time. Also, replicating scientific experiments is literally doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, but we NEED replicated studies for science to work correctly (as Jon Oliver himself has covered before).
But never mind about that expression, because this video reports that our current president thinks vaccines are dangerous, which makes Trump even more dangerous than he already is, and is also not even the slightest bit surprising.
Okay, one other thing. That "definition of insanity" quote that Einstein definitely didn't say? Well, it is absolutely not the definition of insanity. The definition of insanity is
1.the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
2.Law. such unsoundness of mind as frees one from legal responsibility,as for committing a crime, or as signals one's lack of legal capacity,as for entering into a contractual agreement.
3.Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.
4.
- extreme foolishness; folly; senselessness; foolhardiness:Trying to drive through that traffic would be pure insanity.
- a foolish or senseless action, policy, statement, etc.:We've heard decades of insanities in our political discourse.
1.the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
2.Law. such unsoundness of mind as frees one from legal responsibility,as for committing a crime, or as signals one's lack of legal capacity,as for entering into a contractual agreement.
3.Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.
4.
- extreme foolishness; folly; senselessness; foolhardiness:Trying to drive through that traffic would be pure insanity.
- a foolish or senseless action, policy, statement, etc.:We've heard decades of insanities in our political discourse.
I know, but still. Also, that definition isn't nearly specific enough for the medical community, which have written numerous entire books filled with literally the current definition of insanity on a case by case basis.
Lastly, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" isn't even always irrational. Throwing dice has "different results" every time, and if you're about to say "But DJ, clearly you didn't throw the dice the exact same way under the exact same conditions every time." well NOW who's being pedantic? Also, THAT level of detail was never implied by the quote, nor is it ever applied to cases where the exact same starting conditions apply literally every time. Also, replicating scientific experiments is literally doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, but we NEED replicated studies for science to work correctly (as Jon Oliver himself has covered before).
But never mind about that expression, because this video reports that our current president thinks vaccines are dangerous, which makes Trump even more dangerous than he already is, and is also not even the slightest bit surprising.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)